[transitive] to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction. cast something + adv./prep. She cast a welcoming smile in his direction. I cast an angry look ...

cast noun /kɑːst/ /kæst/ actors [countable + singular or plural verb] all the people who act in a play or film.

2[transitive] cast something (over something) to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains.

1[countable] all the people who act in a play or movie The whole cast performed brilliantly. · 2(also plaster cast) [countable] a hard cover that is put on an ...

Considered, as a performance, with reference to its quality. measuring cast noun a competitive throw at a mark in which the results are so close as to ...

To deposit (a voting paper or ticket); to give (a vote). 1871. The immense majority of votes would be cast in favour of Plutarch.

to try hard to think of or find something, especially when this is difficult She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation.

die-cast adjective /ˈdaɪ kɑːst/ /ˈdaɪ kæst/ (of a metal object) made by pouring liquid metal into a mould and allowing it to cool.

​to try hard to think of or find something, especially when this is difficult. She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation.

phrasal verb. cast on | cast something on. ​(in knitting) to put the first row of stitches on a needle.