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casting

[ kas-ting, kah-sting ]

noun

  1. the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
  2. something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold.
  3. the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
  4. the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel:

    I'll have to improve my casting if I'm ever going to learn to fish well.

  5. Zoology. cast ( def 62 ).


casting

/ ˈɑːɪŋ /

noun

  1. an object or figure that has been cast, esp in metal from a mould
  2. the process of transferring molten steel to a mould
  3. the choosing of actors for a production
  4. hunting the act of directing a pack of hounds over ground where their quarry may recently have passed so that they can quest for, discover, or recapture its scent
  5. zoology another word for cast pellet
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of casting1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; cast, -ing 1
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The U.N. and the European Union would condemn the seizure as illegitimate and demand negotiations; stern essays would be written casting America as a pariah state no better than Russia.

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Buck Owens, a famous musician friend who in the late 1960s was about to be on “Hee Haw,” dropped her name for consideration by the folks casting the show.

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Canadians have shattered early vote records, with more than 7m people casting their ballots so far.

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He uses rubber castings as metaphors to acknowledge communities vulnerable to “forced displacement” in broader discussions about identity, movement and migration.

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Poll workers reported long lines, with two million people casting their ballots last Friday alone.

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