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kāst
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "cast"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž āĻĻāϞ

all the actors and actresses in a movie, play, etc.
cast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The director introduced the cast during the press conference.
02

āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ, āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻžāχ āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ

a container, usually made of metal or plastic, into which liquid material is poured to solidify into a specific shape
cast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Dental casts are used to shape crowns and bridges.
āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻŽā§āϕ⧁āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ

a protective shell, usually plaster or fiberglass, that stabilizes broken bones or injured limbs
cast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wore a leg cast for six weeks.
āϏ⧇ āĻ›āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϛ⧋āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

the throwing of dice in a game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Players take turns with each cast.
āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05

āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ, āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

the throwing of a fishing line into the water using a rod and reel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fisherman perfected his cast over the weekend.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇āϰāĻž āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϛ⧋āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

a violent throw of an object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A strong cast can clear long distances.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻžāχ, āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁

an object produced by pouring liquid material into a mold and letting it solidify
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ceramic casts are fragile until fully dried.
āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāρāϚāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āϗ⧁āϰ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇, āφāĻ­āĻž

the appearance or impression of a person, object, or surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her face had a tired cast after the long trip.
āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

the specific form, shape, or structure in which an object is made

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artisan checked the cast before polishing.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻžāχāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĻāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to throw up the contents of the stomach
to cast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt sick and had to cast.
āϏ⧇ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to send, put, or project something into a space or direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She cast the stone into the river.
āϏ⧇ āύāĻĻā§€āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to deposit or lay down something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blacksmith cast molten metal into a form.
āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϞāĻŋāϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to choose a performer to play a role in a movie, opera, play, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They cast several actors from different backgrounds to bring diversity to the film.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āϝ āφāύāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāϟāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to throw or propel something with force
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The knight cast his spear at the target.
āĻ…āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧇ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express, phrase, or formulate something in a particular style or language
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The poet cast her feelings into verse.
āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āϞāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāϞ⧋āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to select or choose randomly, often by drawing lots or chance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The names were cast from a hat.
āύāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻĒāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to throw something away
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They cast outdated equipment into the trash.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž

to shape metal or other material by pouring it into a mold while it is in a molten or liquid state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foundry workers cast the liquid aluminum into molds to form the components for the automobile engine.
āĻĢāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹āύ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāϰāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move or roam about aimlessly, often in search of food, work, or opportunity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He cast about for a place to stay.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āϖ⧁āρāϜāϤ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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