n. 1 throw, toss, pitch, shy, lob, thrust, chuck In his next cast, the bowler lightly struck the jack 2 dramatis personae, actors and actresses, players, performers, troupe, company We invited the cast to a party after the show 3 form, shape, mould; formation, formulation, arrangement She can appreciate the turn of the phrase, the happy cast and flow of the sentence 4 model, casting, mould; stamp, type The Ming vase was copied from a cast There are not many men of the cast of Crocker. 5 twist, turn, irregularity, warp; squint The mare had a cast in her gallop The pirate had a cast in his left eye. 6 turn, inclination, bent, hint, touch; tinge, tint, colouring He has a melancholy cast of mind
v. 7 throw, toss, pitch, fling, sling, hurl, dash, send, Colloq chuck, shy She tore off the gold necklace and cast it into the lake 8 assign, delegate, appoint, designate, name, nominate, choose, pick, select He has cast me as the villain in his little drama 9 form, mould, found The king's death-mask, cast in plaster, was on the floor of the tomb 10 cast about for. search for, look for, seek He was casting about for an excuse to avoid going to the Fordyces' for dinner 11 cast aside. reject, discard, cast or throw away or out, get rid of The expensive toys had been cast aside and the children were playing with the boxes and wrappings 12 cast away. maroon, shipwreck Jim O'Shea was cast away upon an Indian isle 13 cast off. throw off, shed, doff One's upbringing cannot be cast off like an old overcoat 14 cast out. expel, drive out, throw out, evict, eject, oust, exile, remove, cast aside She was cast out of the house by her mother, who had married a biker