"casting" in the noun sense
1. cast, casting
object formed by a mold
2. molding, casting
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
3. casting, cast
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
4. casting
the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
"casting" in the verb sense
1. project, cast, contrive, throw
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"
"The setting sun threw long shadows"
"cast a spell"
"cast a warm light"
2. cast
deposit
"cast a vote"
"cast a ballot"
3. cast
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
"He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
4. hurl, hurtle, cast
throw forcefully
5. cast
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
"Who cast this beautiful movie?"
6. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They rolled from town to town"
7. cast, mold, mould
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
"cast a bronze sculpture"
8. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"
"shed your clothes"
9. draw, cast
choose at random
"draw a card"
"cast lots"
10. frame, redact, cast, put, couch
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"
"She cast her request in very polite language"
11. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
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