Definitions for casting

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casting cast·ing

Spelling: [kas-ting, kah-sting]

IPA: /ˈkæs tɪŋ, ˈkɑ stɪŋ/

Casting is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in casting (acginst).

Definitions for casting

noun

1. the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
2. something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold.
3. the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
4. the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel:
5. Zoology. cast (def 62).
6. act of casting or throwing.
7. that which is thrown.
8. the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
9. Games. a throw of dice. the number rolled.
10. Angling. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place.
11. Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.
12. Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
13. a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.
14. a ride offered on one's way; lift.
15. the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.
16. Metallurgy. act of casting or founding. the quantity of metal cast at one time.
17. something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting.
18. an impression or mold made from something.
19. Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
20. outward form; appearance.
21. sort; kind; style.
22. tendency; inclination.
23. a permanent twist or turn:
24. a warp.
25. a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade:
26. a dash or trace; a small amount.
27. computation; calculation; addition.
28. a conjecture; forecast.
29. Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
30. Ornithology. pellet (def 6).
31. Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together.
32. Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
33. low-grade, irregular wool.
34. a process in which molten metal is forced into metallic molds under hydraulic pressure to shape it, form objects, etc.
35. an article made by this process.

Idioms

1. at a single cast, through a single action or event:

adjective

1. (of an animal, especially a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.

Verb phrases

1. cast about, to look, as to find something; search; seek: to scheme; plan:
2. cast away, Also, cast aside. to reject; discard. to shipwreck. to throw away; squander:
3. cast back, to refer to something past; revert to:
4. cast down, to lower; humble.
5. cast off, to discard; reject. to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring. Printing. to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set. Textiles. to make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric. to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game.
6. cast on, Textiles. to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting.
7. cast out, to force out; expel; eject.
8. cast up, to add up; compute. to vomit; eject. Chiefly Scot. to turn up; appear.

verb (used with object)

1. to throw or hurl; fling:
2. to throw off or away:
3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner:
4. to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth:
5. to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
6. Angling. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.):
7. to throw down or bring to the ground:
8. to part with; lose:
9. to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.):
10. (of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively.
11. to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
12. to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss:
13. to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.
14. to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
15. to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly:
16. to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
17. to bestow; confer:
18. to make suitable or accordant; tailor:
19. Theater. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like). to allot a role to (an actor). to assign an actor to (a role).
20. to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden.
21. to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden.
22. to tap (a blast furnace).
23. to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.
24. to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.
25. to turn or twist; warp.
26. Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way.
27. Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox.
28. Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan.
29. Obsolete. to ponder.

verb (used without object)

1. to throw.
2. to receive form in a mold.
3. to calculate or add.
4. to conjecture; forecast.
5. (of hounds) to search an area for scent:
6. to warp, as timber.
7. Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack.
8. to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
9. Obsolete. to consider. to plan or scheme.

Origin of casting

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at cast, -ing¹

Examples for casting

Her casting on the show allegedly signaled the start of a 4-year relationship with Cosby.

casting from us our own faults first, let us cast from us and from him our neighbor's also.

And, casting the pen down, he turned his stool round impatiently.

“I called Lena Dunham the night before [the casting] was announced,” Williams says.

And casting about for an excuse, he grasped at the most sovereign solace he knew of.

And, casting his long arms about her, he strove to draw her to him.

Most commentators have focused on the issue of race in the casting of the film.

Nosferatu (1922)  The way Nosferatu looked was my inspiration for casting Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes.

But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.

He glanced about the room, casting his eyes critically at the books.