cast on

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to form (the first row of stitches) in knitting and weaving

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cast on Idioms  

1. Make the first stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you learn how to cast on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches . [Mid-1800s]

2. Hastily put on clothes, as in He cast on his coat and ran out . This usage is dying out. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

“He’s limping around with the cast on his leg.”

From Los Angeles Times

Larry Watts, 86, an attorney who has lived in the community for more than 50 years, lamented the shadow that the Simpson killing cast on the neighbrohood.

From Los Angeles Times

He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.

From Los Angeles Times

“I had a cast on my left hand, he had a cast on his right hand,” Hasselbeck said.

From Los Angeles Times

Paul’s casting on “The Bachelorette” also started with a heavy hint from Paul herself, Mills said.

From The Wall Street Journal