cast
To move, or be moved, away.
Other meanings
To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
To throw down or aside.
Related words
- audiocast
- broadcast
- colorcast
- castability
- castable
- caster
- castor
- casting
- cross-cast
- downcast
- newcast
- offcast
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "kasta" (to throw, cast, overturn).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cast” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.