die cast

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verb (used with object)

to shape or form by die casting.

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Origin of die cast

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby die cast

die away, dieback, dieb. alt., dieb. secund., dieb. tert., die cast, die casting, diecious, die-cutting, die down, dièdre

Other definitions for die cast (2 of 2)

die-cast

[ dahy-kast, -kahst ]

/ ˈdaɪˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

adjective

formed by die casting.

Origin of die-cast

First recorded in 1905–10

How to use die cast in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
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Asserting our right to free speech is the only to ensure that 12 people did not die in vain.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Obviously, not all the original cast can come back or even have the desire.
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As the months passed and she began to cast the film, I became increasingly excited.
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Though this too is debatable given that 25,000 to 40,000 people a year die of influenza—the vast majority of them unvaccinated.
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"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
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The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast-iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for die cast

die-cast

verb -casts, -casting or -cast

(tr) to shape or form (a metal or plastic object) by introducing molten metal or plastic into a reusable mould, esp under pressure, by gravity, or by centrifugal force

Derived forms of die-cast

die-casting, noun

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