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Cast

/kæst/

An act of throwing.

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📖 Definitions of "Cast"

noun

1
An act of throwing.
2
An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
3
Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
4
A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
"The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts."

verb

1
(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
2
To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
3
To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
4
(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cast"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
contriveverb	To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
projectnoun	A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
driftnoun	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
ramblenoun	A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
vagabondnoun	One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
shapenoun	A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
formnoun	(heading, physical) To do with shape.
framenoun	(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
hurlverb	(transitive) To throw (something) with force.
catnoun	Terms relating to animals.
roveverb	(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
throwverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
sickverb	(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
hurtleverb	(intransitive) To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy manner.
dropnoun	(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
moldnoun	A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
disgorgeverb	To vomit or spew, to discharge.
roamverb	(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
straynoun	(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
putverb	To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
shedverb	A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
formed	having taken on a definite arrangement

↔️ Antonyms of "Cast"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
keep downverb	(transitive) To repress.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cast"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hurlverb	(transitive) To throw (something) with force.
throwverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
hurtleverb	(intransitive) To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy manner.
stampnoun	A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
ramblenoun	A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
wanderverb	(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
roamverb	(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
shake offverb	To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
vagabondnoun	One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
throw awayverb	(transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
straynoun	(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
cast offverb	(transitive) To discard or reject something.
shedverb	A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
driftnoun	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
throw offverb	(idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
roveverb	(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
honknoun	(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.
spewverb	(intransitive, informal) To vomit.
putverb	To physically place (something or someone somewhere).