cast
1. the actors in a play (Freq. 10)
• Syn:
cast of characters, dramatis personae
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
ensemble, supporting players
• Member Holonyms:
company, troupe
2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mold, mould
• Derivationally related forms:
mold (for: mold)
• Hypernyms:
container
• Hyponyms:
form, matrix, pig bed, pig, sandbox
3. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
• Syn:
mold, mould, stamp
• Derivationally related forms:
stamp (for: stamp), mold (for: mold)
• Hypernyms:
solid
4. the visual appearance of something or someone
- the delicate cast of his features
• Syn:
form, shape
• Derivationally related forms:
shapely (for: shape), shape (for: shape)
• Hypernyms:
appearance, visual aspect
5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
• Syn:
plaster cast, plaster bandage
• Hypernyms:
bandage, patch
6. object formed by a mold
• Syn:
casting
• Derivationally related forms:
cast (for: casting)
• Hypernyms:
copy
• Hyponyms:
death mask, engine block, cylinder block, block, life mask
7. the act of throwing dice
• Syn:
roll
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
natural
• Part Holonyms:
craps
8. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
• Syn:
casting
• Derivationally related forms:
cast (for: casting)
• Hypernyms:
fishing, sportfishing
• Hyponyms:
bait casting, fly casting, overcast, surf casting, surf fishing
9. a violent throw
• Syn:
hurl
• Derivationally related forms:
hurl (for: hurl)
• Hypernyms:
throw
1. put or send forth (Freq. 15)
- She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
- The setting sun threw long shadows
- cast a spell
- cast a warm light
• Syn:
project, contrive, throw
• Hypernyms:
send, direct
• Hyponyms:
shoot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. deposit (Freq. 3)
- cast a vote
- cast a ballot
• Hypernyms:
give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet (Freq. 2)
- He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona
• Topics:
performing arts
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Hyponyms:
recast, miscast, typecast
• Entailment:
film, stage, present, represent, perform,
execute, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. throw forcefully (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
hurl, hurtle
• See Also:
cast anchor
• Derivationally related forms:
casting, hurl (for: hurl), hurler (for: hurl)
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
crash, dash, precipitate, sling, catapult, bowl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They cast the object in the water
5. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- Who cast this beautiful movie?
• Derivationally related forms:
casting
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue cast the movie
6. 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
• Syn:
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp,
roam, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
• Derivationally related forms:
vagabond (for: vagabond), vagabondage (for: vagabond), drifter (for: drift), drifting (for: drift), roving (for: rove), ramble (for: ramble), rambler (for: ramble), roamer (for: roam), tramp (for: tramp), stray (for: stray), strayer (for: stray), wanderer (for: wander), wandering (for: wander)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
maunder, gallivant, gad, jazz around
• Verb Group:
stray, err, drift, wander
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
7. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- cast a bronze sculpture
• Syn:
mold, mould
• Derivationally related forms:
mould (for: mould), moulding (for: mould), moldable (for: mold), mold (for: mold), molding (for: mold), caster, casting
• Hypernyms:
shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
• Hyponyms:
press, press out, recast, remold, remould, sand cast
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he cast his major works over a short period of time?
8. get rid of
- he shed his image as a pushy boss
- shed your clothes
• Syn:
shed, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off,
throw away, drop
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough,
abscise, exfoliate, autotomize, autotomise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
9. choose at random
- draw a card
- cast lots
• Syn:
draw
• Derivationally related forms:
draw (for: draw), drawing (for: draw)
• Hypernyms:
move, go
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. formulate in a particular style or language
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
• Syn:
frame, redact, put, couch
• Derivationally related forms:
redaction (for: redact), frame (for: frame)
• Hypernyms:
give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
11. 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
• Syn:
vomit, vomit up, purge, sick, cat,
be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf,
barf, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up
• Ant:
keep down (for: vomit)
• Derivationally related forms:
regurgitation (for: regurgitate), spewer (for: spew), puke (for: puke), puking (for: puke), retch (for: retch), disgorgement (for: disgorge), sick (for: sick), vomit (for: vomit), vomiter (for: vomit), vomiting (for: vomit)
• Hypernyms:
excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something (for: throw up)
- Somebody ----s something (for: regurgitate)
- Somebody ----s something (for: retch)
- Somebody ----s something (for: vomit up)
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