ALL meanings of cast
cast
C c - noun cast a stroke of fortune 3
- noun cast a turn of the eye; glance; look 3
- noun cast a throw of a fishing line, net, etc. 3
- noun cast an adding up; calculation 3
- noun cast a conjecture; forecast 3
- noun cast a quantity or thing cast in a certain way 3
- noun cast something thrown up, off, or out, as bait on a line, a pair of hawks in falconry, the dirt thrown up by worms, the shed skin of an insect, etc. 3
- noun cast the amount of metal cast at one time 3
- noun cast something formed in or as in a mold, as a bronze or plaster reproduction of a statue modeled in clay; also, the mold 3
- noun cast a mold or impression taken of an object or of printing type 3
- noun cast a plaster form for immobilizing a broken arm, leg, etc. 3
- noun cast the set of actors in a play or movie 3
- noun cast the form or direction in which a thing is cast 3
- noun cast an arrangement 3
- noun cast an appearance or stamp, as of features 3
- noun cast kind; quality 3
- noun cast a tinge; shade 3
- noun cast a trace or suggestion 3
- noun cast a turn or twist to one side; tendency; bent 3
- noun cast a slight turning in or out of the eye 3
- noun cast a scattering of the hounds to find a lost scent 3
- noun cast a substance formed and molded in the cavities of some diseased organs 3
- noun Technical meaning of cast (programming) (Or "cast" in C and elsewhere). A programming construct (syntax) to specify that an expression's value should be converted to a different type. For example, in C, to convert an integer (usually 32 bits) to a char (usually 8 bits) we might write: int i = 42; char *p = &buf; *p = (char) i; The expression "(char)" (called a "cast") converts i's value to char type. Casts (including this one) are often not strictly necessary, due to automatic coercions performed by the compiler, but can be used to make the conversion obvious and to avoid warning messages. 1
- transitive verb cast throw, fling 1
- noun cast theatre, movie: performers 1
- noun cast games: throw of dice 1
- noun cast angling: throw a hook or lure 1
- noun cast mould of pottery, metal 1
- noun cast medicine: rigid dressing 1
- noun cast tendency 1
- noun cast style, appearance 1
- noun cast hue, tint 1
- transitive verb cast send forth 1
- transitive verb cast theatre: fill a role 1
- verb with object cast to shape or form by die casting. 1
- verb without object cast to throw. 1
- verb without object cast to receive form in a mold. 1
- verb without object cast to calculate or add. 1
- verb without object cast to conjecture; forecast. 1
- verb without object cast (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. 1
- verb without object cast to warp, as timber. 1
- verb without object cast Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack. 1
- verb without object cast to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. 1
- verb without object cast Obsolete. to consider. to plan or scheme. 1
- noun cast act of casting or throwing. 1
- noun cast that which is thrown. 1
- noun cast the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. 1
- noun cast Games. a throw of dice. the number rolled. 1
- noun cast Angling. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place. 1
- noun cast Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players. 1