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

/ ˈkɑːstɪŋ /

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

Other Words From

• multi·casting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of casting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; cast, -ing ¹

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