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cast
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- pronunciation:
- kaest
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If someone breaks an arm or a leg, they usually have to wear a cast. A cast is a thick, hard covering for a part of your body that is injured. The cast fits the body part very exactly and keeps the body part from moving and being hurt again.
They put a cast on her broken arm at the hospital.He had to wear a cast on his leg for two months.
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| definition 2: |
A cast is the whole group of people who act or appear in a play or film.
Cody wanted to be part of the cast for the school play, but he wasn't chosen. He felt bad about it, but he helped out with the play anyway.- synonyms:
- actors, performers, players
- similar words:
- actresses, company, troupe
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| related words: |
look, pose |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
casts, casting, cast |
| definition 1: |
When you cast something, you throw it, usually in a gentle or light way.
After the wedding, the bride cast her flowers into the air. My cousin was excited when she caught them.- synonyms:
- pitch, throw
- similar words:
- toss
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| definition 2: |
When you cast your net or your line in fishing, you send it out over the water.
The fishermen cast their nets some miles from shore.Sam's brother cast his line into the middle of the stream.- similar words:
- launch, propel, throw
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| definition 3: |
When someone casts an actor in a play or movie, they choose that actor for a role in it.
Liz wanted to star in the play, but the director cast her for a smaller part.- synonyms:
- choose, pick, select
- similar words:
- appoint, assign
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| related words: |
form, hammer, level, project, reflect, remove, send, thrust |
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