castcast1 /kæst/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle cast) [transitive] 
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ACTORS eng. lang. arts to choose a particular actor for a part in a movie, play, etc.: 
He was cast as the romantic leading man in many famous movies.2cast doubt/suspicion on something to make people feel less certain about something: Recent information has cast doubt on the evidence.3cast a vote to vote in an election: I’d like to know more about the candidates before I cast my vote.4cast a spell (on/over somebody/something) a)to make someone feel very strongly attracted to something and keep his/her attention completely: Within minutes, Sinatra’s voice had cast a spell on the audience. b)to say magic words to make something happen5cast a shadow a)to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something: Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations. b)literary to make a shadow appear on something: trees casting a shadow across the lawn6cast light on/onto something a)to explain or give new information about something: His research has cast light on the origin of the universe. b)literary to send light onto a surface7cast a look/glance (at somebody/something) literary to look at someone or something: She cast an anxious glance at Guy.8ART eng. lang. arts to make something by pouring metal or plastic into a specially shaped container: a statue of Lincoln cast in bronze9THROW to throw something somewhere: fishermen casting their nets into the seaTHESAURUSthrow, toss, chuck, hurl, fling, pass, pitch, lob► see thesaurus at throw1cast aside phrasal verb to get rid of something or someone: It’s time to cast aside the past and make a new start.cast off phrasal verb1to untie the rope that keeps a boat on shore so that it can sail away2cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to get rid of something or someonecast out phrasal verb literary to force someone or something to go away
1ACTORS eng. lang. arts to choose a particular actor for a part in a movie, play, etc.: He was cast as the romantic leading man in many famous movies.2cast doubt/suspicion on something to make people feel less certain about something: Recent information has cast doubt on the evidence.3cast a vote to vote in an election: I’d like to know more about the candidates before I cast my vote.4cast a spell (on/over somebody/something) a)to make someone feel very strongly attracted to something and keep his/her attention completely: Within minutes, Sinatra’s voice had cast a spell on the audience. b)to say magic words to make something happen5cast a shadow a)to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something: Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations. b)literary to make a shadow appear on something: trees casting a shadow across the lawn6cast light on/onto something a)to explain or give new information about something: His research has cast light on the origin of the universe. b)literary to send light onto a surface7cast a look/glance (at somebody/something) literary to look at someone or something: She cast an anxious glance at Guy.8ART eng. lang. arts to make something by pouring metal or plastic into a specially shaped container: a statue of Lincoln cast in bronze9THROW to throw something somewhere: fishermen casting their nets into the seaTHESAURUSthrow, toss, chuck, hurl, fling, pass, pitch, lob► see thesaurus at throw1cast aside phrasal verb to get rid of something or someone: It’s time to cast aside the past and make a new start.cast off phrasal verb1to untie the rope that keeps a boat on shore so that it can sail away2cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to get rid of something or someonecast out phrasal verb literary to force someone or something to go away
