verb, noun
verb (cast, cast)
a look / glance / smile
1 to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction:
[VN] She cast a welcoming smile in his direction. * He groaned, casting his eyes to the ceiling. [also VNN]
light / a shadow
2 [VN] to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place:
The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains. * (figurative) The sad news cast a shadow over the proceedings (= made people feel unhappy).
doubt
3 [VN] ~ doubt / aspersions (on / upon sth) to say, do or suggest sth that makes people doubt sth or think that sb is less honest, good, etc:
This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events.
fishing line
4 [V, VN] to throw one end of a FISHINGLINE into a river, etc.
throw
5 [VN] (literary) to throw sb/sth somewhere, especially using force:
The priceless treasures had been cast into the Nile. * They cast anchor at nightfall.
skin
6 [VN] when a snake casts its skin, the skin comes off as part of a natural process
SYNSHED
shoe
7 [VN] if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe comes off by accident
actors
8 ~ sb (as sb) to choose actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role:
[VN] The play is being cast in both the US and Britain. * He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie. [also V]
describe
9 [VN] ~ sb (as sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cast is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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