ALL meanings of well-cast
well-cast
W w - verb with object well-cast to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 1
- verb with object well-cast to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 1
- verb with object well-cast to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. 1
- verb with object well-cast 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 well-cast to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes. 1
- verb with object well-cast 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 well-cast to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa. 1
- verb with object well-cast to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe. 1
- verb with object well-cast to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin. 1
- verb with object well-cast (of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively. 1
- verb with object well-cast to send off (a swarm), as bees do. 1
- verb with object well-cast to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind. 1
- verb with object well-cast to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit. 1
- verb with object well-cast to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel. 1
- verb with object well-cast to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison. 1
- verb with object well-cast to deposit or give (a ballot or vote). 1
- verb with object well-cast to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone. 1
- verb with object well-cast to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. 1
- verb with object well-cast 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 well-cast to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden. 1
- verb with object well-cast 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 well-cast to tap (a blast furnace). 1
- verb with object well-cast to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures. 1
- verb with object well-cast to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast. 1
- verb with object well-cast to turn or twist; warp. 1
- verb with object well-cast Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way. 1
- verb with object well-cast 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 well-cast Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan. 1
- verb with object well-cast Obsolete. to ponder. 1
- verb without object well-cast to throw. 1
- verb without object well-cast to receive form in a mold. 1
- verb without object well-cast to calculate or add. 1
- verb without object well-cast to conjecture; forecast. 1
- verb without object well-cast (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. 1
- verb without object well-cast to warp, as timber. 1
- verb without object well-cast Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack. 1
- verb without object well-cast to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. 1
- verb without object well-cast Obsolete. to consider. to plan or scheme. 1
- noun well-cast act of casting or throwing. 1
- noun well-cast that which is thrown. 1
- noun well-cast the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. 1
- noun well-cast Games. a throw of dice. the number rolled. 1
- noun well-cast Angling. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place. 1
- noun well-cast Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players. 1
- noun well-cast Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds. 1
- noun well-cast a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot. 1
- noun well-cast a ride offered on one's way; lift. 1
- noun well-cast the form in which something is made or written; arrangement. 1
- noun well-cast Metallurgy. act of casting or founding. the quantity of metal cast at one time. 1
- noun well-cast something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting. 1