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For the verb: "to cast"

Simple Past:	cast
Past Participle:	cast

cast
A	noun
	1	hurl, cast
			a violent throw
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚propulsion; actuation ╚throw ╚hurl, cast
	2	casting, cast
			the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚diversion; recreation ╚sport; athletics ╚outdoor sport; field sport ╚fishing; sportfishing ╚casting, cast ╚surf casting; surf fishing ╚overcast ╚fly casting ╚bait casting
	3	cast, roll
			the act of throwing dice
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚diversion; recreation ╚gambling; gaming; play ╚throw ╚cast, roll ╚natural
	4	cast, casting
			object formed by a mold
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚creation ╚representation ╚copy ╚cast, casting ╚life mask ╚engine block; cylinder block; block ╚death mask
	5	cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage
			bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚cloth covering ╚dressing; medical dressing ╚bandage; patch ╚cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage
	6	mold, mould, cast
			container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚container ╚mold, mould, cast ╚sandbox ╚pig bed; pig ╚matrix ╚form
	7	form, shape, cast
			the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚appearance; visual aspect ╚form, shape, cast
	8	cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
			the actors in a play
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚gathering; assemblage ╚cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae ╚ensemble; supporting players
	9	cast, mold, stamp
			the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚solid ╚cast, mold, stamp
B	verb
	1	vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
			eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
		Category Tree: discharge; expel; eject; release ╚excrete; egest; eliminate; pass ╚vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
	2	frame, redact, cast, put, couch
			formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚express; show; evince ╚give voice; formulate; word; phrase; articulate ╚frame, redact, cast, put, couch
	3	draw, cast
			choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
		Category Tree: move; go ╚draw, cast
	4	hurl, hurtle, cast
			throw forcefully
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚propel; impel ╚throw ╚hurl, hurtle, cast ╚sling; catapult ╚precipitate ╚crash; dash
	5	shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
			get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop ╚autotomize; autotomise ╚exfoliate ╚abscise ╚shed; molt; exuviate; moult; slough
	6	project, cast, contrive, throw
			put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚send; direct ╚project, cast, contrive, throw ╚shoot
	7	cast, mold, mould
			form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚create from raw material; create from raw stuff ╚shape; form; work; mold; mould; forge ╚cast, mold, mould ╚recast; remold; remould ╚press; press out
	8	cast
			select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
		Category Tree: appoint; charge ╚delegate; designate; depute; assign ╚cast ╚typecast ╚miscast ╚recast
	9	roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
			move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
	10	cast
			deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
		Category Tree: express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give tongue to ╚state; say; tell ╚give ╚cast
	11	cast
			assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
		Category Tree: appoint; charge ╚delegate; designate; depute; assign ╚cast
C	adjective
	1	cast
			(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

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