cast

1. is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
   subtypes: ensemble, supporting players - a cast other than the principals
   belongs to: company, troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
   same as: cast of characters, dramatis personae
2. is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
   subtypes:

   • form - a mold for setting concrete
   • matrix - mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
   • pig, pig bed - mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
   • sandbox - mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
   same as: mold, mould
3. is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shape
   same as: mold, mould, stamp
4. is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
   same as: form, shape
5. is a type of: bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
   same as: plaster bandage, plaster cast
6. is a type of: copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
   subtypes:

   • death mask - a cast taken from the face of a dead person
   • block, cylinder block, engine block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
   • life mask - a cast taken from the face of a living person
   same as: casting
7. is a type of: throw - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
   subtypes: natural - (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
   is a part of: craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
   same as: roll
8. is a type of: fishing, sportfishing - the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
   subtypes:

   • bait casting - the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
   • fly casting - casting an artificial fly as a lure
   • overcast - a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
   • surf casting, surf fishing - casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you
   same as: casting
9. is a type of: throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
   same as: hurl

1. is a type of: direct, send - cause to go somewhere
   subtypes: shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
   same as: contrive, project, throw
2. is a type of: give - convey or reveal information
3. referred to in: performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
   entail:

   • present, represent, stage - perform (a play), especially on a stage
   • film - record in film
   • do, execute, perform - carry out or perform an action
   is a type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   subtypes:

   • recast - cast again, in a different role
   • miscast - cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
   • typecast - cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
   verb group: cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
4. is a type of: throw - propel through the air
   subtypes:

   • crash, dash - hurl or thrust violently
   • precipitate - hurl or throw violently
   • catapult, sling - hurl as if with a sling
   • bowl - hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
   same as: hurl, hurtle
5. is a type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   verb group: cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
6. is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
   subtypes:

   • maunder - wander aimlessly
   • gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
   same as: drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
   verb group:

   • drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random
   • wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
7. is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
   subtypes:

   • press, press out - press from a plastic
   • recast, remold, remould - cast again
   • sand cast - pour molten metal into a mold of sand
   same as: mold, mould
8. is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   subtypes:

   • exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   • abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
   • exfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
   • autotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy
   same as: cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off
9. is a type of: go, move - have a turn; make one's move in a game
   same as: draw
10. is a type of: articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word - put into words or an expression
    same as: couch, frame, put, redact
11. is a type of: egest, eliminate, excrete, pass - eliminate from the body
    same as: barf, be sick, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

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