CAST | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of cast in English castnoun uk /kɑːst/ us /kæst/

cast noun (ACTORS)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the actors in a film, play, or show: cast of characters The play's cast of characters is on the second page of the programme. main cast After making two guest appearances, she was promoted to the main cast for the show's second season. supporting cast Part of the film's success lies in the strength of the supporting cast (= the actors who were not playing the main parts). After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast. Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts

• billing
• bit part
• callback
• cameo role
• cast list
• characterization
• chorus
• cue
• dialogue
• dual role
• exeunt
• fictionalize
• Harlequin
• miscast
• scripted
• supporting
• swing
• table read
• tapescript
• teleplay

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cast noun (SHAPE)

[ C ] an object made by pouring hot liquid into a container and leaving it to become solid [ C ] another word for plaster cast   amriphoto/E+/GettyImages in a cast (UK also in plaster) If a part of your body is in a cast, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself: My leg was in a cast for about six weeks. See more Models & moulds

• cardboard cutout
• die
• diorama
• mock
• mock something up phrasal verb
• model
• mould
• precast
• recreation
• scale
• section
• truckle
• wireframe

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Medical dressings, supports & devices castverb uk /kɑːst/ us /kæst/ cast | cast

cast verb (ACTORS)

C2 [ T ] to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show: He was often cast as the villain. In her latest movie she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).figurative They like to cast the opposing political party as (= to say that they are) the party of high taxes. See also typecast

• They cast a group of schoolchildren in the roles.
• He always seemed to be cast as the villain.
• The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow.
• His latest movie featured an all-star cast.
• It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of thousands.
• The cast were in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance.
• The movie's all-star cast should give it a lot of pull.

Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts

• billing
• bit part
• callback
• cameo role
• cast list
• characterization
• chorus
• cue
• dialogue
• dual role
• exeunt
• fictionalize
• Harlequin
• miscast
• scripted
• supporting
• swing
• table read
• tapescript
• teleplay

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cast verb (LIGHT)

C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular direction: The moon cast a white light into the room. The tree cast a shadow over/on his face.figurative Her arrival cast a shadow over/on the party (= made it less pleasant).  cast light on something to provide an explanation for a situation or problem, or information that makes it easier to understand: The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has cast light on why they became extinct. See more Giving out light

• afire
• albedo
• aura
• beam
• beamy
• bioluminesce
• blink
• gleam
• glimmer
• glint
• glitter
• glow
• luminescence
• luminescent
• luminosity
• luminously
• noctilucent
• non-glare
• waxy
• wink

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cast verb (LOOK)

 cast a look, glance, smile, etc. to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction: She cast a quick look in the rear mirror. See more  cast an/your eye over something to look quickly at something: Could you cast an eye over this report for me? See more

cast verb (THROW)

[ T + adv/prep ] literary to throw something: The knight cast the sword far out into the lake. [ I or T ] (in fishing) to throw something, such as a line, into the water to catch fish with: He cast the line to the middle of the river. Throwing

• arm
• cannon
• chuck
• fling
• heave
• hurl
• moonshot
• outpitch
• overarm
• overhand
• overthrow
• peg
• pitch
• precipitate
• sidearm
• sling
• stone
• throw
• throw something in phrasal verb
• unseat

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cast verb (DOUBT)

 cast doubt/suspicion on someone/something C2 to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone: New evidence has cast doubt on the guilty verdict. See more

cast verb (REMEMBER)

 cast your mind back C2 to try to remember: If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go. See more

cast verb (VOTE)

 cast a/your vote C2 to vote: All the votes in the election have now been cast and the counting has begun. See more

cast verb (SHAPE)

[ T ] to make an object by pouring hot liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container where it becomes hard Industrial processing

• canning
• cracker
• cutting room
• desalinate
• desalination
• fluoridate
• mould
• mouldable
• nurdle
• plastic
• process
• processing
• raw material
• refine
• smelt
• smelting
• tan
• treat
• unworked
• work

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cast verb (MAGIC)

 cast a spell C2 to use words thought to be magic, especially in order to have an effect on someone: The old woman cast a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog. See more

cast verb (SKIN)

[ T ] If a snake casts its skin, the outer layer of old skin comes off its body. Removing and getting rid of things

• abandonment
• banish
• be scattered to the four winds idiom
• bin
• cast someone/something aside/away/off phrasal verb
• dumping
• eradication
• eradication of something
• erasure
• evacuate
• evacuate someone from something
• fling
• leach
• scrape
• scraping
• see the back of someone/something idiom
• shed
• shedding
• shoo
• sling

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See also

cast aspersions (on someone/something) formal

Idioms

cast someone adrift cast someone/something adrift be cast away be cast in the same mould cast your net wide cast pearls before swine

Phrasal verbs

cast around cast someone/something aside/away/off cast off cast on cast someone/something out (Definition of cast from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cast | American Dictionary

castverb [ T ] us /kæst/ past tense and past participle cast

cast verb [T] (CAUSE TO APPEAR)

Add to word list Add to word list to cause something to appear, as if by throwing something: People complained about the shadows cast by the new skyscraper. fig. A new scientific study may cast some light on (= help to explain) why women live longer than men. In the sport of fishing, if you cast something, such as a line or a net, you throw it far into the water: We watched the trout fishermen casting their lines.

cast verb [T] (CHOOSE ACTORS)

to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, movie, or show, or to choose an actor for a part: They are casting the show in New York right now. She’s been cast as a young doctor in an upcoming movie.

cast verb [T] (SHAPE)

to make an object by pouring liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container to become hard: The bronze statue is being cast next week.

cast verb [T] (VOTE)

to give a vote: Altogether, 358 votes were cast.

Idiom

cast doubt on someone/something

Phrasal verbs

cast about cast off castnoun [ C ] us /kæst/

cast noun [C] (COVERING)

a hard covering used to keep a broken bone in the correct position and protect it until it heals

cast noun [C] (CHOSEN ACTORS)

all the actors in a movie, play, or show

cast noun [C] (SHAPE)

an object made in a particular shape by pouring a liquid substance into a container having that shape and letting the liquid harden (Definition of cast from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

cast | Business English

castverb [ T ] uk /kɑːst/ us cast | cast  cast a/your vote (also cast a/your ballot) Add to word list Add to word list to vote: Building society members can today cast their votes on the biggest merger in building society history. (Definition of cast from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cast

cast He cast his readers not as colleagues in an emerging philosophical community, but as remote, credit-giving consumers. From the Cambridge English Corpus This fact casts some doubt on the presence of hyperresistivity in these phenomena. From the Cambridge English Corpus We have taken the first step by casting the mental events in compatible dimensions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Were this applause directed to the cast alone, then the report would be of interest primarily in the history of performance. From the Cambridge English Corpus The types of speech errors made by bilingual speakers cast doubt on the assumption that phonological activation is restricted to the target language. From the Cambridge English Corpus The city itself was not large by contemporary standards, but it cast a distinctly urban shadow over its surroundings. From the Cambridge English Corpus Let me therefore point to a piece of evidence that cannot be cast in this mould: the evidence for a majority status effect. From the Cambridge English Corpus The average (199,685) is derived from total numbers of votes cast in the 1996 congressional election (86,863,000) divided by the number of seats elected (435). From the Cambridge English Corpus If a candidate wins a majority of the total votes cast in the district in the first round, he or she is elected. From the Cambridge English Corpus Recent findings have begun to cast doubt on whether that is, strictly speaking, so. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, we should not forget that casting a vote in a referendum is not exactly the same as advancing an opinion in a survey. From the Cambridge English Corpus After votes are cast, the electoral system translates these votes into seats in a parliament that then makes policy decisions under majority rule. From the Cambridge English Corpus The finely graduated degrees of light cast over the face of the moon also serve to reveal the heights and depths of its surface. From the Cambridge English Corpus The example implementations of cast only consider three type constructors, integers, products and functions. From the Cambridge English Corpus More often, they were not paid at all, just given poor quality rations and cast-off clothes. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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all-star castIt is always very amusing to see great actor taking the part of the butler, but if you want a bad performance go and see an all-star cast performance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   diverse castIn the early 1990s there started to be more sketch comedy shows that concerned racial issues or intentionally had a diverse cast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   entire castA previously unseen communal office area (the bullpen) was added to accommodate scenes with the entire cast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with cast What is the pronunciation of cast?

Translations of cast

in Chinese (Traditional) 演員, （一部電影、戲劇或演出的）全體演員, 形狀… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 演员, （一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员, 形状… See more in Spanish reparto, yeso, dar un papel a… See more in Portuguese elenco, escalar, distribuir os papéis… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian कलावंताने साकारलेली भूमिका, नाटक, सिनेमा किंवा एखाद्या सादरीकरणात भूमिकांसाठी विशिष्ट अभिनेता… See more （映画や劇の）出演者, （人）に役を割り当てる, 出演者（しゅつえんしゃ）… See more oyuncu seçimi yapmak, fırlatmak, atmak… See more distribution [feminine], acteurs [masculine, plural]… See more repartiment, donar un paper a… See more werpen, afwerpen, gieten… See more ஒரு திரைப்படம், நாடகம் அல்லது நிகழ்ச்சியில் நடிக்கக்கூடியவர்கள், ஒரு நாடகம்… See more किसी फिल्म या नाटक के कलाकार, किसी नाटक, फिल्म… See more કાસ્ટ, ફિલ્મ અથવા નાટકના કલાકારો, ભૂમિકા… See more kaste, kaste (af sig), støbe… See more kasta, ömsa, kasta av… See more melempar, tanggalkan, membentuk… See more werfen, abwerfen, gießen… See more rollebesetning [masculine], gips [masculine], besette rollene… See more کسی فلم میں کام کرنے والے اداکار, ڈرامہ فلم یا کسی اور شو میں اداکار کے طور پر رول ادا کرنا, سایہ ڈالنا… See more кидати, метати, скидати… See more давать или получать роль, бросать, отбрасывать… See more తారాగణం /ఒక నాటకం లేదా సినిమా లేదా షోలో నటించిన కళాకారులు, ఒక నాటకం, చలనచిత్రం లేక ప్రదర్శనలో ప్రత్యేకమైన భాగాలను ఆడటానికి నటీనటులను ఎంచుకోవడం… See more طاقِم المُمثّلين, يَختار دَورا لِلمُمثّل… See more নাটকে বা চলচ্চিত্রে অংশগ্রহণকারী অভিনেতা/ অভিনেত্রীরা, নাটকে, চলচ্চিত্রে কোনো চরিত্রের অভিনেতা নির্বাচন করা… See more házet/hodit, vrhat/vrhnout, shazovat… See more melemparkan, melepas, mencetak… See more โยน, กำจัด, หลอม… See more quăng, ném, vứt bỏ… See more obsadzać, rzucać, odlewać… See more 출연자, 배역을 정하다… See more cast, selezionare per il casting, gettare… See more Need a translator?

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• cast off phrasal verb
• cast on phrasal verb
• cast around phrasal verb
• cast someone/something aside/away/off phrasal verb
• cast someone/something out phrasal verb
• cast about, at cast around phrasal verb

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• cast doubt on someone/something idiom
• in a cast phrase
• cast a/your vote phrase
• be cast away idiom
• cast a spell phrase
• cast someone adrift idiom
• cast someone/something adrift idiom

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• English   
  • Noun 
    • cast (ACTORS)
    • cast (SHAPE)
    • in a cast
  • Verb 
    • cast (ACTORS)
    • cast (LIGHT)
    • cast light on something
    • cast (LOOK)
    • cast a look, glance, smile, etc.
    • cast an/your eye over something
    • cast (THROW)
    • cast (DOUBT)
    • cast doubt/suspicion on someone/something
    • cast (REMEMBER)
    • cast your mind back
    • cast (VOTE)
    • cast a/your vote
    • cast (SHAPE)
    • cast (MAGIC)
    • cast a spell
    • cast (SKIN)
• American   
  • Verb 
    • cast (CAUSE TO APPEAR)
    • cast (CHOOSE ACTORS)
    • cast (SHAPE)
    • cast (VOTE)
  • Noun 
    • cast (COVERING)
    • cast (CHOSEN ACTORS)
    • cast (SHAPE)
• Business   
  • Verb 
    • cast a/your vote
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