cast

put or send forth

• “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”
• “The setting sun threw long shadows”
• “cast a spell”
• “cast a warm light”

deposit

• “cast a vote”
• “cast a ballot”

select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

• “He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona”

throw forcefully

assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

• “Who cast this beautiful movie?”

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• “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

• “cast a bronze sculpture”

get rid of

• “he shed his image as a pushy boss”
• “shed your clothes”

choose at random

• “draw a card”
• “cast lots”

formulate in a particular style or language

• “I wouldn”
• “;”

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• “After drinking too much, the students vomited”
• “He purged continuously”
• “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”

the actors in a play

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

the distinctive form in which a thing is made

• “pottery of this cast was found throughout the region”

the visual appearance of something or someone

• “the delicate cast of his features”

bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

object formed by a mold

the act of throwing dice

the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

a violent throw

(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold