Thesaurus: casting

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Cast
2. n. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
3. n. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
4. n. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
5. n. The warping of a board.
6. n. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
7. n. object formed by a mold
8. n. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
9. n. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
10. n. the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
11. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting. 4. The warping of a board. Brande & C. 5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc. Casting of draperies, the proper distribution of the folds of garments, in painting and sculpture. -- Casting line (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line. Casting net, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left. -- Casting voice, Casting vote, the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the governor had the casting voice." B. Trumbull. -- Casting weight, a weight that turns a balance when exactly poised.
12. n:100 n. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel n. the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie