cast : Idioms & Phrases
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- A cast of the eye
- alloy cast iron
- bait casting
- cast about
- cast anchor
- cast around
- cast aside
- cast away
- cast down
- cast iron
- cast of characters
- cast off
- cast on
- cast out
- cast steel
- cast-iron
- cast-iron plant
- cast-off
- casting lots
- casting vote
- Cliché casting
- die-cast
- fly casting
- leaf cast
- Malleable iron castings
- needle cast
- Plaster cast
- Renal cast
Renal casts ,Renal colic - sand cast
- soft-cast steel
Stone's cast , ∨Stone's throw - surf casting
- The die is cast
- The last cast
- To cast a horoscope
To cast a horse ,sheep , or other animal- To cast a shoe
- To cast anchor
- To cast aside
- To cast away
- To cast by
- To cast down
- To cast forth
- To cast in one's lot with
- To cast in one's teeth
- To cast in the teeth
- To cast lots
- To cast off
- To cast off copy
To cast one's colt's tooth To cast one's self on ∨upon - To cast out
- To cast the lead
- To cast the water
- To cast up
A cast of the eye
- a slight squint or strabismus.
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alloy cast iron
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noun cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment
alloy iron.
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bait casting
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noun the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
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cast about
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verb search anxiously
beat about; cast about.
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cast anchor
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verb secure a vessel with an anchor
anchor; drop anchor.
- We anchored at Baltimore
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cast around
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verb search anxiously
beat about; cast about.
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cast aside
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verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
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cast away
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verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
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cast down
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verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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cast iron
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noun an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
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Cast" i`ron
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Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc.
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cast of characters
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noun the actors in a play
cast; dramatis personae.
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cast off
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verb get rid of
shake off; shed; throw away; throw off; drop; cast; throw.
- he shed his image as a pushy boss
- shed your clothes
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verb make the last row of stitches when knitting
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cast on
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verb make the first row of stitches when knitting
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cast out
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verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; ban; ostracise; banish.
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verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
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cast steel
Cast" steel"
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See Cast steel , underSteel .
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cast-iron
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adjective satellite extremely robust
iron.
- an iron constitution
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Cast"-i`ron adjective
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Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
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cast-iron plant
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noun evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
aspidistra; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant.
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cast-off
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adjective satellite thrown away
discarded; thrown-away; throwaway.
- wearing someone's cast-off clothes
- throwaway children living on the streets
- salvaged some thrown-away furniture
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Cast"-off` adjective
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Cast or laid aside; as, .cast-off clothes
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casting lots
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noun making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
drawing lots; sortition.
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casting vote
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noun the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
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Cliché casting
- a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.
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die-cast
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adjective satellite formed by forcing molten metal into a die
- a die-cast seal
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fly casting
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noun casting an artificial fly as a lure
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leaf cast
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noun a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall
needle blight; leaf cast.
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Malleable iron castings
- articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon.
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needle cast
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noun a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall
needle blight; leaf cast.
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Plaster cast
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noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
cast; plaster bandage.
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- a copy of an object obtained by pouring plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.
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Renal cast
(Med.) , microscopic bodies found in the urine of persons affected with disease of the kidneys; so called because they are formed of matter deposited in, and preserving the outline of, the renal tubes.
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Renal casts , Renal colic
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(Med.) See underCast , andColic .
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sand cast
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verb pour molten metal into a mold of sand
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soft-cast steel
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noun steel with less than 0.15% carbon
mild steel; low-carbon steel.
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Stone's cast , ∨ Stone's throw
- the distance to which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
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surf casting
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noun casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you
surf fishing.
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The die is cast
- the hazard must be run; the step is taken, and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken.
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The last cast
- the last throw of the dice or last effort, on which every thing is ventured; the last chance.
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To cast a horoscope
- to calculate it.
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To cast a horse , sheep , or other animal
- to throw with the feet upwards, in such a manner as to prevent its rising again.
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To cast a shoe
- to throw off or lose a shoe, said of a horse or ox.
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To cast anchor
- to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest.
(Naut.) Se underAnchor .
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To cast aside
- to throw or push aside; to neglect; to reject as useless or inconvenient.
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To cast away
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(a) To throw away; to lavish; to waste. "Cast away a life" Addison.(b) To reject; to let perish. "Cast away his people." Rom. xi. 1. "Cast one away." Shak.(c) To wreck. "Cast away and sunk." Shak.
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To cast by
- to reject; to dismiss or discard; to throw away.
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To cast down
- to throw down; to destroy; to deject or depress, as the mind. "Why art thou cast down. O my soul?" Ps. xiii. 5.
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To cast forth
- to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed place; to emit; to send out.
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To cast in one's lot with
- to share the fortunes of.
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To cast in one's teeth
- to upbraid or abuse one for; to twin.
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To cast in the teeth
- to report reproachfully; to taunt or insult one with.
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To cast lots
- to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined.
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To cast off
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(a) To discard or reject; to drive away; to put off; to free one's self from.(b) (Hunting) To leave behind, as dogs; also, to set loose, or free, as dogs. Crabb.(c) (Naut.) To untie, throw off, or let go, as a rope.
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To cast off copy
(Print.) , to estimate how much printed matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the page must be in order that the copy may make a given number of pages.
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To cast one's colt's tooth
- to cease from youthful wantonness. "Your colt's tooth is not cast yet." Shak.
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To cast one's self on ∨ upon
- to yield or submit one's self unreservedly to. as to the mercy of another.
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To cast out
- to throy out; to eject, as from a house; to cast forth; to expel; to utter.
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To cast the lead
(Naut.) , to sound by dropping the lead to the botton.
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To cast the water
(Med.) , to examine the urine for signs of disease. Obs..
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To cast up
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(a) To throw up; to raise.(b) To compute; to reckon, as the cost.(c) To vomit.(d) To twit with; to throw in one's teeth.