Arraying and Casting
(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Array.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- (n.) The act or process of making casts or impressions or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
- (n.) The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
- (n.) The act of casting off or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
- (n.) That which is cast in a mold; especially the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Cast.
- (n.) The warping of a board.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- Object formed by a mold.
- synonyms: cast
- The act of creating something by casting it in a mold.
- synonyms: molding
- The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel.
- synonyms: cast
- The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie.
verb
- Put or send forth.
- usage: "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
- Deposit.
- usage: "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
- synonyms: cast
- Select to play, sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet.
- usage: "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
- synonyms: cast
- Throw forcefully.
- Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors.
- usage: "Who cast this beautiful movie"
- synonyms: cast
- Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
- usage: "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"
- Form by pouring (e. G., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.
- usage: "cast a bronze sculpture"
- Get rid of.
- usage: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
- Choose at random.
- usage: "draw a card"; "cast lots"
- Formulate in a particular style or language.
- usage: "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
- Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
- usage: "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
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