cast

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

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

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

Đồng nghĩa: sum, tally, add, add together, add up, cast, count up, foot up, reckon up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tally up, tot, tot up, total, tote, tote up

(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.

Đồng nghĩa: pour, shed, alight, belight, beshine, bright, enlighten, fire, illume, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, irradiate, light, lighten, light up, luster, lustrate, shed light on

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

being with childe, they may without feare of accusation, spoyle and cast [translating avorter] their children, with certaine medicaments, which they have only for that purpose.

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.).

(nautical) 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).

Time to tell all the ballots cast by voters in the box.

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

To display a number, you need to cast it to a string type.

An act of throwing.

The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.

(fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.

Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.

A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.

The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

He’s in the cast of Oliver.

The cast was praised for a fine performance.

The casting procedure.

The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.

An object made in a mould.

The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.

The mould used to make cast objects.

A plaster cast was made from his face.

(hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.

A squint.

The image of the affected eye is clearer and in consequence the diplopy more striking the less the cast of the eye; hence the double vision will be noticed by the patient before the misdirection of the eye attracts the attention of those about him.

(not comparable)Of an animal, such as a horse or sheep: Lying in a position from which it cannot rise on its own.