- For acronym usages see CAST.
Cast may refer to:
- Casting, a process by which a material is introduced into a mould while liquid, and allowed to solidify into a specific shape
- Caste, social division in society
- Casting (performing arts), a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors and other talentWTF#4
- Cast member, (c. Casting is a manufacturing process by which a liquid material is (usually poured into a mold which Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power. In the Performing arts, casting (or casting call) is a vital pre-production process for selecting a cast (a meaning of the word recorded since 1631 of Actors 1631) a group of performers in a play, movie, or performing arts.
- Orthopedic cast, a protective shell to hold a broken bone in place until it has healed
- In archaeology, a cavity formed by the decomposition of wood furnishings or human or animal remains, previously covered due to volcanic ash fall
In popular culture:
- Cast (comic), a comic series published in the Philippines
In music:
- Cast (band), an English rock and roll band from the 1990s
- Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band
Other
- Cast, Finistère, a commune of the Finistère département, in France
- Cast (earthworm), mineral-rich organic matter that is excreted by earthworms
- Urinary casts, tubules found in urine
- Casting (tails), a process whereby animals can 'drop' their tail, which may or may not regenerate
- Cast (archery), the distance a bow can shoot its arrow
See also
- Casting (disambiguation)
- Type conversion, a programming language method for changing data types
Dictionary
cast
-noun
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- The casting procedure.
- A small mass of earth excreted by a worm.
- An object made in a mould.
- The mould used to make cast objects
- A squint.
- Visual appearance.
- An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.
-verb
- To throw forcefully.
- To throw something down or toss something aside.
- To throw a fishing line or net into the water.
- (archaic) To give birth to prematurely; to miscarry.
- To assign a role in a play or performance.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- To make by pouring into a mould.
- (of an animal) To lose the hair or fur of the coat, usually in spring.
- (of fabric) To twist or warp.
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail.
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- (accounting) To add up a column of figures; cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- (medicine) To set a bone in a cast.
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