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Noun casting has 4 senses

cast, casting - object formed by a mold
--₁ is a kind of copy
--₁ has particulars:
death mask; engine block, cylinder block, block; life mask

Derived form: verb cast₇
molding, casting - the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
--₂ is a kind of creating from raw materials

Derived form: verb cast₇
casting, cast - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
--₃ is a kind of fishing, sportfishing
--₃ has particulars:
bait casting; fly casting; overcast; surf casting, surf fishing

Derived form: verb cast₄
casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
--₄ is a kind of choice, selection, option, pick

Derived form: verb cast₅

Verb cast has 11 senses

project, cast, contrive, throw - 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"
--₁ is one way to send, direct

Derived form: noun cast₉
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cast - deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
--₂ is one way to give
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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"
--₃ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign

Derived form: noun cast₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
hurl, hurtle, cast - throw forcefully
--₄ is one way to throw

Derived forms: noun cast₉, noun casting₃
Sample sentence:
They cast the object in the water
cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
--₅ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign

Derived forms: noun cast₁, noun casting₄
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue cast the movie
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond - 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"
--₆ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
cast, mold, mould - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
--₇ is one way to shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge

Derived forms: noun cast₆, noun caster₁, noun casting₁, noun casting₂
Sample sentence:
Did he cast his major works over a short period of time?
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
--₈ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
draw, cast - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
--₉ is one way to move, go

Derived form: noun cast₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
frame, redact, cast, put, couch - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
--₁₀ is one way to give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate

Derived form: noun cast₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up - 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"
--₁₁ is one way to excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s