CASTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does casting mean? 

• CASTING (noun)
  The noun CASTING has 4 senses:

1. object formed by a mold

2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

3. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

4. the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

  Familiarity information: CASTING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Object formed by a mold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cast; casting

Hypernyms ("casting" is a kind of...):

copy (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "casting"):

death mask (a cast taken from the face of a dead person)

block; cylinder block; engine block (a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine)

life mask (a cast taken from the face of a living person)

Derivation:

cast (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

casting; molding

Hypernyms ("casting" is a kind of...):

creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)

Derivation:

cast (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cast; casting

Hypernyms ("casting" is a kind of...):

fishing; sportfishing (the act of someone who fishes as a diversion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "casting"):

bait casting (the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait)

fly casting (casting an artificial fly as a lure)

overcast (a cast that falls beyond the intended spot)

surf casting; surf fishing (casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you)

Derivation:

cast (throw forcefully)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("casting" is a kind of...):

choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)

Derivation:

cast (assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors)

 Context examples 

In despair, casting about frantically among the magazines, he had sent it to The Billow, a society weekly in San Francisco.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

In the cottage lay the secret which was casting a shadow over my life.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Again I went below; but before I dropped into the lazarette I took the precaution of casting down the door in advance.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A process that forms a solid dosage unit by pouring or casting a melted agent into a prefabricated form.

(Molded Formulation Process, NCI Thesaurus)

While I was still casting about in my thoughts to find some probable excuse, Dr. Livesey called me to his side.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I am myself a soldier's daughter, she added, casting a somewhat languishing glance at John, and my heart ever goes out to a brave man.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Arthur went off with him, casting back a longing look on Lucy's face, which lay in her pillow, almost whiter than the lawn.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

"I had five dogs," he said, casting about for the easiest way to temper his refusal.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I think I have made a start, said Mr. Dick, passing his hand among his grey hair, and casting anything but a confident look at his manuscript.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Mr. and Mrs. March left the room with speed, and casting herself upon the bed, Jo cried and scolded tempestuously as she told the awful news to Beth and Amy.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)