Cast

To cast off
a -	To discard or reject; to drive away; to put off; to free one's self from.
b -	(Hunting) To leave behind, as dogs; also, to set loose, or free, as dogs.
c -	(Naut.) To untie, throw off, or let go, as a rope. - Crabb.

To cast off copy
(Print.) to estimate how much printed matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the page must be in order that the copy may make a given number of pages.

To cast one's self on
to yield or submit one's self unreservedly to, as to the mercy of another.

To cast out
to throw out; to eject, as from a house; to cast forth; to expel; to utter.

To cast the lead
(Naut.) to sound by dropping the lead to the bottom.

To cast the water
(Med.) to examine the urine for signs of disease.

To cast up
a -	To throw up; to raise.
b -	To compute; to reckon, as the cost.
c -	To vomit.
d -	To twit with; to throw in one's teeth.

v. i.

To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.

(Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.

Weigh anchor, cast to starboard.

- Totten.

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons.

She . . . cast in her mind what manner of salution this should be.

- Luke. i. 29.

To calculate; to compute.

Who would cast and balance at a desk.

- Tennyson.

To receive form or shape in a mold.

It will not run thin, so as to cast and mold.

- Woodward.

To warp; to become twisted out of shape.

Stuff is said to cast or warp when . . . it alters its flatness or straightness.

- Moxon.

To vomit.

These verses . . . make me ready to cast.

- B. Jonson.

3d pers. p

3d pers. pres. of Cast, for Casteth.

The act of casting or throwing; a throw.

The thing thrown.

A cast of dreadful dust.

- Dryden.

The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.

A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.

An even cast whether the army should march this way or that way.

I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will stand the hazard of the die.

- Shak.

That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm.

The act of casting in a mold.

And why such daily cast of brazen cannon.

- Shak.

An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.

That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting.

Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance.

An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure.

- Prior.

And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.

- Shak.

10.

A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.

Gray with a cast of green.

- Woodward.

11.

A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift.

We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to the next stage.

- Smollett.

If we had the cast o' a cart to bring it.

- Sir W. Scott.

12.

The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.

13.

(Falconary) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.

As when a cast of falcons make their flight.

- Spenser.

14.

A stoke, touch, or trick.

This was a cast of Wood's politics; for his information was wholly false.

- Swift.

15.

A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.

The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion.

- Bacon.

And let you see with one cast of an eye.

- Addison.

This freakish, elvish cast came into the child's eye.

- Hawthorne.

16.

A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.

17.

Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.

18.

Contrivance; plot, design.

A cast of the eye
a slight squint or strabismus.

Renal cast
(Med.) microscopic bodies found in the urine of persons affected with disease of the kidneys; - so called because they are formed of matter deposited in, and preserving the outline of, the renal tubes.

The last cast
the last throw of the dice or last effort, on which every thing is ventured; the last chance.

Noun	1.	cast - the actors in a play Synonyms: cast of characters, dramatis personae
	2.	cast - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens Synonyms: mold, mould
	3.	cast - the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" Synonyms: mold, stamp
	4.	cast - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" Synonyms: shape, form
	5.	cast - bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal Synonyms: plaster bandage, plaster cast
	6.	cast - object formed by a mold Synonyms: casting
	7.	cast - the act of throwing dice Synonyms: roll
	8.	cast - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel Synonyms: casting
	9.	cast - a violent throw Synonyms: hurl
Verb	1.	cast - 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" Synonyms: contrive, throw, project
	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.	cast - throw forcefully Synonyms: hurl, hurtle
	5.	cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
	6.	cast - 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" Synonyms: roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, roll
	7.	cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" Synonyms: mould, mold
	8.	cast - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" Synonyms: cast off, shed, throw off, shake off, throw away, throw, drop
	9.	cast - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" Synonyms: draw
	10.	cast - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" Synonyms: couch, redact, put, frame
	11.	cast - 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" Synonyms: barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, disgorge, cat, spue, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge
Adj.	1.	cast - (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

1.		CAST - Computer Aided Software Testing
2.		cast - explicit type conversion

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