ALL meanings of cast about
cast a·bout
C c - noun cast about a ride offered on one's way; lift. 1
- noun cast about the form in which something is made or written; arrangement. 1
- noun cast about Metallurgy. act of casting or founding. the quantity of metal cast at one time. 1
- noun cast about something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting. 1
- noun cast about an impression or mold made from something. 1
- noun cast about Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris. 1
- noun cast about outward form; appearance. 1
- noun cast about sort; kind; style. 1
- noun cast about tendency; inclination. 1
- noun cast about a permanent twist or turn: to have a cast in one's eye. 1
- noun cast about a warp. 1
- noun cast about a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade: A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast. 1
- noun cast about a dash or trace; a small amount. 1
- noun cast about computation; calculation; addition. 1
- noun cast about a conjecture; forecast. 1
- noun cast about Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms. 1
- noun cast about Ornithology. pellet (def 6). 1
- noun cast about Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together. 1
- noun cast about Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs. 1
- noun cast about low-grade, irregular wool. 1
- adjective cast about (of an animal, especially a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance. 1
- idioms cast about at a single cast, through a single action or event: He bankrupted himself at a single cast. 1
- verb cast about (Intransitive Verb) To try to find; look around; search; meditate. 0
- verb cast about (Transitive Verb) To plan; plot; contrive. 0