cast
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the actors in a play
Types & categories
- gathering hypernym
- supporting players hyponym
Parts & wholes
- troupe member holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put or send forth
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hurl derivation
Sense 3 noun
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
deposit
cast a vote
Types & categories
- give hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
Types & categories
- solid hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the visual appearance of something or someone
the delicate cast of his features
Types & categories
- appearance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
throw forcefully
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
- dash hyponym
- precipitate hyponym
- sling hyponym
- bowl hyponym
Related & opposite
- cast anchor also see
- hurl derivation
- casting derivation
- pitcher derivation
Sense 9 noun
bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Types & categories
- bandage hypernym
Sense 10 verb
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
Who cast this beautiful movie?
Types & categories
- assign hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 11 noun
object formed by a mold
Types & categories
- copy hypernym
- death mask hyponym
- engine block hyponym
- life mask hyponym
Related & opposite
- mould derivation
Sense 12 verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 13 noun
the act of throwing dice
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- craps part holonym
Related & opposite
- cast derivation
Sense 14 verb
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
cast a bronze sculpture
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 15 noun
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
Types & categories
- fishing hypernym
- bait casting hyponym
- fly casting hyponym
- overcast hyponym
- surf casting hyponym
Related & opposite
- hurl derivation
Sense 16 verb
get rid of
he shed his image as a pushy boss
Types & categories
- remove hypernym
- slough hyponym
- abscise hyponym
- exfoliate hyponym
- autotomize hyponym
Sense 17 noun
a violent throw
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 18 verb
choose at random
draw a card
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 19 verb
formulate in a particular style or language
I wouldn't put it that way
Types & categories
- phrase hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 20 verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
After drinking too much, the students vomited
Types & categories
- excrete hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | troupe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gathering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supporting players |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hurl |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | send |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mould |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mold |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | container |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | form |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | matrix |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pig bed |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sandbox |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | give |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | couch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | stamp |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | shape |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mould |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mold |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | stamp |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | solid |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | performing arts |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | stage |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | film |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | perform |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | cast |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | assign |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | recast |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | miscast |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | typecast |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shape |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shape |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shapely |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | cast anchor |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | hurl |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | casting |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitcher |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | dash |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | precipitate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | sling |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | bowl |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | bandage |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | casting |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | cast |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | assign |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | mould |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | copy |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | death mask |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | engine block |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | life mask |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramble |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | wandering |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | drifting |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | stray |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | vagabond |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiker |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | rambler |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | straggler |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | vagrant |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | bird of passage |
| 12 | verb group | Related & opposite | stray |
| 12 | verb group | Related & opposite | wander |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | maunder |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | gad |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 13 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | craps |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | natural |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | molding |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | casting |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | modeling |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | caster |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | mold |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | plastic |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | press out |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | remold |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | sand cast |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | hurl |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | fishing |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | bait casting |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | fly casting |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | overcast |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | surf casting |
| 16 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | slough |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | abscise |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | exfoliate |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | autotomize |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | hurl |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | lunge |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | lottery |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | cast |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | draw |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | draw |
| 18 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | redaction |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | frame |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | mold |
| 19 | hypernym | Types & categories | phrase |
| 20 | antonym | Related & opposite | keep down |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiting |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | retch |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | emetic |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | sick |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiter |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomit |
| 20 | hypernym | Types & categories | excrete |