casting

Plural: castings

Noun

• An object made by shaping molten material in a mold.
• object formed by a mold
• the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
• the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
• the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
• The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
• A manufacturing process using a mold.
• An object made in a mold.
• The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
• The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
• The act of converting between data types.
• Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

Verb

• put or send forth
• deposit
• select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
• throw forcefully
• assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
• get rid of
• choose at random
• formulate in a particular style or language
• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
• present participle and gerund of cast

Examples

• The final CASTING of his tiles on the board created a masterpiece of a word.

Synonyms

barf, be sick, cast, cast off, cat, chuck, contrive, couch, disgorge, draw, drift, drop, frame, honk, hurl, hurtle, mold, molding, mould, project, puke, purge, put, ramble, range, redact, regorge, regurgitate, retch, roam, roll, rove, shake off, shed, sick, spew, spue, stray, swan, throw, throw away, throw off, throw up, tramp, upchuck, vagabond, vomit, vomit up, wander, audition

Antonyms

keep down