casting

noun

The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.

A manufacturing process using a mold.

(countable) An object made in a mold.

(programming) The act of converting between data types.

The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])

(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

Roots

kastacast- · Old Norse · to throw

Synonyms for casting

moldingn fashioningn makingn

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Where does casting come from?

The word casting breaks down into one root of Old Norse origin: the root cast-, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.