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 ;

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" ;