cast in WordNet English dictionary

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
   vomit  vomit up  purge  cast  sick  cat  be sick  disgorge  regorge  retch  puke  barf  spew  spue  chuck  upchuck  honk  regurgitate  throw up 
   
2. formulate in a particular style or language
   "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
   frame  redact  cast  put  couch 
   
3. choose at random
   "draw a card"; "cast lots"
   draw  cast 
   
4. throw forcefully
   hurl  hurtle  cast 
   
5. get rid of
   "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
   shed  cast  cast off  shake off  throw  throw off  throw away  drop 
   
6. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
   "cast a bronze sculpture"
   cast  mold  mould 
   
7. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
   "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
   cast 
   
8. put or send forth
   "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
   project  cast  contrive  throw 
   
9. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
   roll  wander  swan  stray  tramp  roam  cast  ramble  rove  range  drift  vagabond 
   
10. deposit
    "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
    cast 
    
11. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
    "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
    cast 
    

1. the act of throwing dice
   cast  roll 
   
2. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
   casting  cast 
   
3. a violent throw
   hurl  cast 
   
4. object formed by a mold
   cast  casting 
   
5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
   cast  plaster cast  plaster bandage 
   
6. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
   mold  mould  cast 
   
7. the visual appearance of something or someone
   "the delicate cast of his features"
   form  shape  cast 
   
8. the actors in a play
   cast  cast of characters  dramatis personae 
   
9. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
   "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
   cast  mold  mould  stamp