casting

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of cast

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A manufacturing process using a mold.
3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
4. (countable, uncountable) The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
5. (countable, uncountable) The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
6. (countable, uncountable) The act of converting between data types.
7. (countable, uncountable) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

cast

• Verb
• Noun
• Adj

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Synonyms

throwing

founding

cast

molding

hurling

discharging

moulding

throw

tossing

flinging

mold

sending

foundry

foundry goods

hearing

lancing

laying

minting

mock-up

mould

movement

pouring

running

🏃

setting

shooting

sling

smelting

spilling

submission

submitting

teeming

tryout

vomiting

cast metal

moving about

throwing about

charging box

keel block

fusion cast

cast parts

draw mold

cast ingot

ingotting

arranging

ingot casting ingotting

audition

calculation

cast iron

copy

deciding

Translations

moulage

Guss

fundición

fonte

Gießen

getto

Abguss

fundição

chargement par coulée

Casting

audition

casting

colata

càsting

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæstɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: castynge

Inherited from Middle English: castyng

In summary

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.