cast

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To choose an actor for a role in a film or play.

   The director cast a newcomer in the leading role.

2. 2
   verb

   To make an object by pouring hot metal or liquid into a mold.

   The artist cast a bronze sculpture.

3. 3
   verb

   To throw something, or to send it out in a particular direction.

   She cast a quick glance over her shoulder.

4. 4
   noun

   The general shape, form, or appearance of something.

   The delicate cast of her features made her look thoughtful.

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots cast (“to cast, throw”), Danish kaste (“to throw”), Swedish kasta (“to throw, cast, fling, toss, discard”), Icelandic kasta (“to pitch, toss”). In the sense of "flinging", displaced native warp. The senses relating to broadcasting are based on that same term; compare -cast.

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