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ALL meanings of cast up

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  • verb cast up (of the sea) to cast ashore 3
  • verb cast up to compute (figures or a total) 3
  • verb cast up to bring up as a reproach against a person 3
  • noun cast up to throw up; vomit 3
  • noun cast up to turn upward 3
  • noun cast up to add up; total 3
  • noun cast up to construct by digging 3
  • verb with object cast up to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 1
  • verb with object cast up to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 1
  • verb with object cast up to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. 1
  • verb with object cast up to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts. 1
  • verb with object cast up to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes. 1
  • verb with object cast up Angling. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): The fisherman cast his line. to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.): He has often cast this brook. 1
  • verb with object cast up to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa. 1
  • verb with object cast up to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe. 1
  • verb with object cast up to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin. 1
  • verb with object cast up (of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively. 1
  • verb with object cast up to send off (a swarm), as bees do. 1
  • verb with object cast up to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind. 1
  • verb with object cast up to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit. 1
  • verb with object cast up to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel. 1
  • verb with object cast up to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison. 1
  • verb with object cast up to deposit or give (a ballot or vote). 1
  • verb with object cast up to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone. 1
  • verb with object cast up to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. 1
  • verb with object cast up Theater. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like). to allot a role to (an actor). to assign an actor to (a role). 1
  • verb with object cast up to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden. 1
  • verb with object cast up to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden. 1
  • verb with object cast up to tap (a blast furnace). 1
  • verb with object cast up to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures. 1
  • verb with object cast up to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast. 1
  • verb with object cast up to turn or twist; warp. 1
  • verb with object cast up Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way. 1
  • verb with object cast up Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox. 1
  • verb with object cast up Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan. 1
  • verb with object cast up Obsolete. to ponder. 1
  • verb without object cast up to throw. 1
  • verb without object cast up to receive form in a mold. 1
  • verb without object cast up to calculate or add. 1
  • verb without object cast up to conjecture; forecast. 1
  • verb without object cast up (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. 1
  • verb without object cast up to warp, as timber. 1
  • verb without object cast up Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack. 1
  • verb without object cast up to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. 1
  • verb without object cast up Obsolete. to consider. to plan or scheme. 1
  • noun cast up act of casting or throwing. 1
  • noun cast up that which is thrown. 1
  • noun cast up the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. 1
  • noun cast up Games. a throw of dice. the number rolled. 1
  • noun cast up Angling. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place. 1
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