to throw or hurl; fling

The gambler cast the dice.

to throw off or away

He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket.

to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), esp. in a cursory manner

She cast her eyes down the page.

to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth

to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts.

to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.

Angling .

to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.)

The fisherman cast his line.

to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.)

He has often cast this brook.

to throw down or bring to the ground

She cast herself on the sofa.

to part with; lose

The horse cast a shoe.

to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.)

The snake cast its skin.

(of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively.

to send off (a swarm), as bees do.

to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss

He cast the problem from his mind.

to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.

to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.

to put or place, esp. hastily or forcibly

to cast someone in prison.

to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).

to bestow; confer

to cast blessings upon someone.

to make suitable or accordant; tailor

He cast his remarks to fit the occasion.

Theater .

to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).

to allot a role to (an actor).

to assign an actor to (a role).

to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden.

to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden.

to tap (a blast furnace).

to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.

to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.

to turn or twist; warp.

Nautical . to turn the head of (a vessel), esp. away from the wind in getting under way.

Fox Hunting . (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox.

Archaic . to contrive, devise, or plan.

Obsolete . to ponder.

to throw.

to receive form in a mold.

to calculate or add.

to conjecture; forecast.

(of hounds) to search an area for scent

The setter cast, but found no scent.

to warp, as timber.

Nautical . (of a vessel) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind; tack.

to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.

Obsolete .

to consider.

to plan or scheme.

act of casting or throwing.

that which is thrown.

the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.

Games .

a throw of dice.

the number rolled.

Angling .

act of throwing a line or net onto the water.

a spot for casting; a fishing place.

Theater . the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.

Hunting . a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.

a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.

a ride offered on one's way; lift.

the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.

Metallurgy .

act of casting or founding.

the quantity of metal cast at one time.

something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting.

an impression or mold made from something.

Medicine/Medical . a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.

outward form; appearance.

sort; kind; style.

tendency; inclination.

a permanent twist or turn

to have a cast in one's eye.

a warp.

a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade

A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast.

a dash or trace; a small amount.

computation; calculation; addition.

a conjecture; forecast.

Zoology . something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.

Ornithology . pellet ( def. 6 ) .

Falconry . a pair of hawks put in flight together.

Pathology . effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.

low-grade, irregular wool.

(of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance. ?

cast about,

to look, as to find something; search; seek

We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation.

to scheme; plan

He cast about how he could avoid work.

cast away,

Also, cast aside. to reject; discard.

to shipwreck.

to throw away; squander

He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.

cast back, to refer to something past; revert to

The composer casts back to his earlier work.

cast down, to lower; humble.

cast off,

to discard; reject.

to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring.

Printing . to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set.

Textiles . to make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric.

to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game.

cast on, Textiles . to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting.

cast out, to force out; expel; eject.

cast up,

to add up; compute.

to vomit; eject.

Chiefly Scot. to turn up; appear. ?

at a single cast

through a single action or event

He bankrupted himself at a single cast.

verb

jettison , throw away , disown , abandon , discard