English

Pronunciation

• käst, /kɑːst/, /kA:st/

  Homophones: caste

  Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

1. a supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

   the doctor put a cast on the boy's broken arm.

2. the collective group of people performing a play or production together.

   he's in the cast of Oliver.

3. the casting procedure.
4. a small mass of earth excreted by a worm.
5. an object made in a mould , or the mould used to make 'cast' objects.

   a plaster cast.

Translations

• Dutch: gips n (1), bezetting f (2), rolbezetting (2), afgietsel (4), vorm (4)
• Finnish: valos (4)
• Indonesian: gips (1)
• Japanese: ギブス (gibusu) / ギプス (gipusu) (1), 演奏 (えんそう , ensō) (2)
• Spanish: yeso m (1), reparto m (2), molde m (4)

Verb

to cast (cast, cast)

1. to throw something down forcefully or toss something aside

   to cast away fear

   she cast the die

2. the act of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.

   the fisherman cast the net into the sea.

3. to assign a role in a play or performance.

   the director cast the part carefully.

4. informatics: to change a variable from for example integer to real, or integer to text.
5. make by pouring into a mold

Translations

• Dutch: neergooien (1), afweren (1), werpen (1) (teerling ), uitgooien (2), toewijzen (van rol m) (3), omzetten (4)
• Finnish: heittää (1, 2), valaa (5)

Related terms

• plaster cast
• casting call
• casting couch
• cast iron

Verb

cast

1. past tense of to cast

Translations

• Dutch: gooide neer , weerde af , wierp , wees toe , zette om

Verb

cast

1. past participle of to cast

Translations

• Dutch: neergegooid , afgeweerd , geworpen , toegewezen , omgezet