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noun / verb

cast

KAST/kæst/

To throw or send something outward.

She casts a small stone outward across the pond.

A young woman casts a small stone outward across a pond, shown just after release with her throwing arm extended and the stone airborne over the water.
Etymology
castOld Norseto throw

Cast comes from a Scandinavian word akin to Old Norse kasta. Its original throwing sense extended to emitting or sending things outward; its deeper origin is uncertain.

In context

THE EASTBOURNE FISHERMAN7:45
Nice sand eel and bluey parcels. Just going to cast them in over the top of the high tide. And try for a ray.
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More examples

  • The tree casts a long shadow over the path.
  • Voters cast their ballots before the polls close.
  • The snake has cast its old skin.

Forms

cast · casts · casting

Similar words

throw
The common physical term without all the same figurative uses.
shed
Specifically discards a covering or something no longer needed.