Cast
/kรฆst/
The meaning and definition of Cast, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
โThe area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.โ
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The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
โHeโs in the cast of Oliver.โ
verb
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To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
โCasting is generally an indication of bad design.โ
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To broadcast.
โThe streamer was the first to cast footage of the new game.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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