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  • 51cast — 1. verb 1) he cast the stone into the stream Syn: throw, toss, fling, pitch, hurl, lob; informal chuck 2) fishermen cast their nets Syn: spread, throw, open out 3) she cast a fe …

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  • 52cast*/ — [kɑːst] (past tense and past participle cast) verb I 1) [T] to choose an actor for a particular part, or to choose all the actors for a particular play, film etc She was always cast as a mother.[/ex] 2) [T] to make light or a shadow appear in a… …

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  • 53Cast — 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 **Cast iron *Caste, social division in society *Casting (performing… …

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  • 54cast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ small ▪ excellent, good, strong, talented ▪ …

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  • 55cast — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Platonic form, Platonic idea, a thing for, abandon, abdicate, about ship, account, achromatism, acting company, actor, add, address, adhesive tape, aesthetic form, affinity, age group, aggregate …

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  • 56cast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. throw, toss, heave, hurl, sling, fling; shed; mold; plan, compute. See ejection, form, propulsion. n. appearance, aspect, air; company, actors, dramatis personae; casting, copy, mold, sculpture.… …

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  • 57cast up — transitive verb 1. : to bring up or say by way of reproach casting up to her that she had failed 2. a. : to measure (set type) usually in ems pica in order to determine the cost or charge to be made b. : to lay out (tabular matter) before setting …

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  • 58cast — 1. verb 1) he cast the stone into the stream Syn: throw, toss, fling, pitch, hurl, lob; informal chuck, sling, bung 2) she cast a fearful glance over her shoulder Syn: direct, shoot …

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  • 59Cast — 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An abnormal mass of dead cells that forms in a body cavity. * * * 1. An object formed by the solidification of a liquid poured into a mold.… …

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  • 60cast up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cast up : present tense I/you/we/they cast up he/she/it casts up present participle casting up past tense cast up past participle cast up if the sea casts something up, the sea carries it somewhere and leaves… …

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