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      casts
      noun
      An act of throwing.
      The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
      (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
      Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
      A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
      (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
      The casting procedure.
      An object made in a mould.
      A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
      The mould used to make cast objects.
      (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
      A squint.
      Visual appearance.
      The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
      Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
      A group of crabs.
      (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
      A chance or attempt at something.
      A surname.
      Obsolete form of caste (“hereditary social class of South Asia”). [Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.]
      Initialism of Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking.
      (archaic, colloquial) Assistance given by transporting a person or lightening their labour.
      verb
      (physical) To move, or be moved, away.
      To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
      To throw down or aside.
      (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
      (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
      (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
      To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
      (social) To predict, to decide, to plan.
      (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
      (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
      (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
      (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
      To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
      To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
      To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
      To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
      To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
      To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
      (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
      To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
      (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
      (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
      (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
      (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
      (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
      (now somewhat literary) To throw.
      (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
      (printing, dated) To stereotype or electrotype.
      (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
      (obsolete) To vomit.
      (archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
      (archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.
      (obsolete) To plan, intend.
      (archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.
      (archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.
      (archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.
      adjective
      Of an animal, such as a horse or sheep: Lying in a position from which it cannot rise on its own.
      Roots
      kastacast- · Old Norse · to throw
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