casting
Definition of casting
1 : something (such as the excrement of an earthworm) that is cast out or off
2 : the act of one that casts: such asa : the throwing of a fishing line by means of a rod and reelb : the assignment of parts and duties to actors or performers
3 : something cast in a mold
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Examples of casting in a Sentence
The workers make metal castings for truck engines.
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In budget, in scale, and in casting, The Fifth Element feels like any other big Hollywood sci-fi movie, featuring popular English-speaking actors running around a high-concept world, complete with lavish sets and CGI effects.
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But the Menudo method of revolving-door casting can get exhausting with feature-length films.
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One casting call was for My Lottery Dream Home, which is a show about lottery winners looking for a new house.
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Making new pits involves melting, casting, and machining the plutonium, while assessing how well or poorly the pits are aging requires using various instruments to withdraw small pieces for detailed chemical and material analysis.
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While the casting is questionable, this early trailer, which also stars The Leftovers' Margaret Qualley as Mia, looks creepy as hell.
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Hollywood Offices In the pilot episode, struggling actress Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) accosts a casting director in a restroom of the Hollywood Offices building in Hollywood.
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The film would be a triumph for its casting of Léaud alone.
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And as Kevin Lincoln points out in Vulture, overseas box office seems to be a key part of Universal’s plan—as evidenced by the casting of older stars including Crowe, Cruise, and Depp, all of whom bring reliably big hauls at the foreign box office.
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First Known Use of casting
14th century
CASTING Defined for English Language Learners
casting
Definition of casting for English Language Learners
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: something made from material that hardens in a mold
CASTING Defined for Kids
casting
Definition of casting for Students
1 : the act or action of someone or something that casts
2 : something that is cast in a mold a bronze casting
3 : 2cast 9
Medical Dictionary
casting
Medical Definition of casting
1: the act or process of making casts or impressions or of shaping in a mold
2: something cast in a mold
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