ALL meanings of cast about
cast a·bout
C c - verb cast about to make a mental or visual search 3
- noun cast about to search; look (for) 3
- noun cast about to make plans; devise 3
- intransitivephrasal verb cast about search 1
- verb with object cast about to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 1
- verb with object cast about to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. 1
- verb with object cast about to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts. 1
- verb with object cast about to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes. 1
- verb with object cast about Angling. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): The fisherman cast his line. to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.): He has often cast this brook. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa. 1
- verb with object cast about to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe. 1
- verb with object cast about to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin. 1
- verb with object cast about (of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively. 1
- verb with object cast about to send off (a swarm), as bees do. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel. 1
- verb with object cast about to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison. 1
- verb with object cast about to deposit or give (a ballot or vote). 1
- verb with object cast about to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone. 1
- verb with object cast about to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. 1
- verb with object cast about Theater. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like). to allot a role to (an actor). to assign an actor to (a role). 1
- verb with object cast about to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden. 1
- verb with object cast about to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden. 1
- verb with object cast about to tap (a blast furnace). 1
- verb with object cast about to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures. 1
- verb with object cast about to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast. 1
- verb with object cast about to turn or twist; warp. 1
- verb with object cast about Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way. 1
- verb with object cast about Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox. 1
- verb with object cast about Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan. 1
- verb with object cast about Obsolete. to ponder. 1
- verb without object cast about to throw. 1
- verb without object cast about to receive form in a mold. 1
- verb without object cast about to calculate or add. 1
- verb without object cast about to conjecture; forecast. 1
- verb without object cast about (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. 1
- verb without object cast about to warp, as timber. 1
- verb without object cast about Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack. 1
- verb without object cast about to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. 1
- verb without object cast about Obsolete. to consider. to plan or scheme. 1
- noun cast about act of casting or throwing. 1
- noun cast about that which is thrown. 1
- noun cast about the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. 1
- noun cast about Games. a throw of dice. the number rolled. 1
- noun cast about Angling. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place. 1
- noun cast about Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players. 1
- noun cast about Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds. 1
- noun cast about a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot. 1