# verb. - cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface. * the moon cast a pale light over the cottages - register (a vote). * residents turned out in record numbers to cast their votes - throw (a net, or the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water. * the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna - throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction. * he cast the book down on to the chair angrily - shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mold while molten. * when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools - cause (a magic spell) to take effect. * the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast - play (video or audio content from a computer, phone, etc.) on a television screen or other device, usually via a wireless connection, without mirroring the screen of the original device. * the app can cast your device's photos and videos - shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth. * the antlers are cast each year - calculate and record details of (a horoscope). * you can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth - (in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing. * cross the set and cast down one place - (of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent. * the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit - assign a part in a play, film, or other production to (an actor). * he was cast as the Spanish dancer
# noun. - an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mold. * bronze casts of the sculpture - an act of throwing something forcefully. * he grabbed a spear for a third cast - the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion. * she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance - a slight squint. * he had a cast in one eye - a convoluted mass of earth or sand ejected onto the surface by a burrowing worm. - a search made by a hound or pack of hounds over a wide area to find a trail. * None - the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production. * he draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast