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

Clips appearing to show the cast on set have been making the rounds online, with some videos amassing hundreds of thousands of views.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“In my view, we’ll be a winner,” said Dimon, who was wearing a cast on his left hand after having arthritis and bone spurs treated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Jeffrey Bernstein, the founding artistic and executive director of the Pasadena Chorale, drilled the cast on their chorale passages.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

He left the cast on his leg until it rotted off, so that, in the words of horseman Wad Studley, “one leg went north and the other one southwest.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand