cast a thing
1cast — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. by on, over) a direct or cause to fall (one s eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.). b express (doubts, aspersions, etc.). 3 tr.… …
2cast — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …
3Cast — Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. About a… …
4cast — [kast, käst] vt. cast, casting [ME casten < ON kasta, to throw] 1. a) to put, deposit, or throw with force or violence; fling; hurl b) to give vent to as if by throwing [to cast aspersions] 2. to deposit (a ballot); register (a vote) …
5cast — (v.) early 13c., from O.N. kasta to throw, of uncertain origin. The noun sense of a throw (mid 13c.) carried an idea of the form the thing takes after it has been thrown, which led to varied meanings, such as group of actors in a play (1630s).… …
6cast your net wide — cast (your) net wide/wider to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want. If we don t get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider …
7cast your net wider — cast (your) net wide/wider to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want. If we don t get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider …
8cast net wide — cast (your) net wide/wider to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want. If we don t get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider …
9cast net wider — cast (your) net wide/wider to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want. If we don t get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider …
10cast-by — «KAST BY, KAHST », noun. Scottish. a person or thing cast aside and neglected; outcast …
