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Casting
Definitions
- 1 The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc. countable, uncountable
- 2 the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie wordnet
- 3 A manufacturing process using a mold. countable, uncountable
- 4 the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel wordnet
- 5 An object made in a mold. countable
"The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out."
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- 6 the act of creating something by casting it in a mold wordnet
- 7 The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W]) countable, uncountable
"“What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass? and thou hast neglected its castings also for these two days.[…]”"
- 8 object formed by a mold wordnet
- 9 The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature. countable, uncountable
- 10 The act of converting between data types. countable, uncountable
- 11 Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent. countable, uncountable
""The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me.""
- 1 present participle and gerund of cast form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.
From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.
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