casting

(physical) To move, or be moved, away.

To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.

To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

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.).

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).

To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.

“Casting is generally an indication of bad design.”

Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.

To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.

To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.

To broadcast.

“The streamer was the first to cast footage of the new game.”

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

A manufacturing process using a mold.

An object made in a mold.

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.

The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.

The act of converting between data types.