| CAST | | iron n. Hard alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon cast in a mould.
- —v. (past and past part. Cast) 1 throw, esp. Deliberately or forcefully.
- (often foll. By on, over) a direct or cause (one's eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.) To fall. B express (doubts, aspersions, etc.).
- throw out (a fishing-line etc.) Into the water.
- let down (an anchor etc.).
- a throw off, get rid of. B shed or lose (horns, skin, a horseshoe, etc.).
- register (a vote).
- a shape (molten metal etc.) In a mould. B make thus.
- a (usu. Foll. By as) assign (an actor) to a role. B allocate roles in (a play etc.).
- (foll. By in, into) arrange (facts etc.) In a specified form. 10 reckon, add up (accounts or figures). 11 calculate (a horoscope). —n. - throwing of a missile, dice, line, net, etc.
- a object made in a mould. B moulded mass of solidified material, esp. Plaster for a broken limb.
- actors in a play etc.
- form, type, or quality.
- tinge or shade of colour.
- slight squint.
- worm-cast. cast about (or around) search. Cast adrift leave to drift. Cast aside abandon. Cast loose detach (oneself). Cast lots see *lot. Cast off 1 abandon.
- finish a piece of knitting.
- set a ship free from a quay etc. Cast on make the first row of a piece of knitting. Cast up 1 deposit on the shore.
- add up (figures etc.). [old norse] | |