Cast vs. Throw

Castverb

(physical) To move, or be moved, away.

Castverb

To throw.

Castverb

To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.

Castverb

Specifically, to throw down or aside.

Castverb

(of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.

Castverb

To cause (a horse or other large animal) to lie down with its legs underneath it.

Castverb

To remove, take off (clothes).

Castverb

(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

Castverb

(obsolete) To vomit.

Castverb

(archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

Castverb

(archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.

Castverb

To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

Castverb

(dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

Castverb

(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.

Castverb

(astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).

Castverb

(obsolete) To plan, intend.

Castverb

(transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).

Castverb

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

Castverb

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.

Castverb

(archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.

Castverb

(archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.

Castverb

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.

Castverb

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

Castverb

To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.

Castverb

(archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

Castverb

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.

Castverb

To stereotype or electrotype.

Castverb

To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).

Castverb

(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.

Castverb

To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).

Castverb

(computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.

Castverb

(hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.

Castverb

(medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.

Castverb

(Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.

Castnoun

An act of throwing.

Castnoun

Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.

Castnoun

A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.

Castnoun

The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

Castnoun

The casting procedure.

Castnoun

An object made in a mould.

Castnoun

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

Castnoun

The mould used to make cast objects.

Castnoun

(hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.

Castnoun

A squint.

Castnoun

Visual appearance.

Castnoun

The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.

Castnoun

An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.

Castnoun

Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.

Castnoun

A group of crabs.

Castverb

To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.

Castverb

To direct or turn, as the eyes.

Castverb

To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.

Castverb

To throw down, as in wrestling.

Castverb

To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

Castverb

To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.

Castverb

To bring forth prematurely; to slink.

Castverb

To throw out or emit; to exhale.

Castverb

To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.

Castverb

To impose; to bestow; to rest.

Castverb

To dismiss; to discard; to cashier.

Castverb

To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope.

Castverb

To contrive; to plan.

Castverb

To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages.

Castverb

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.

Castverb

To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets.

Castverb

To stereotype or electrotype.

Castverb

To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part.

Castverb

To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.

Castverb

To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.

Castverb

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons.

Castverb

To calculate; to compute.

Castverb

To receive form or shape in a mold.

Castverb

To warp; to become twisted out of shape.

Castverb

To vomit.

Cast

3d pers. pres. of Cast, for Casteth.

Castnoun

The act of casting or throwing; a throw.

Castnoun

The thing thrown.

Castnoun

The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.

Castnoun

A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.

Castnoun

That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm.

Castnoun

The act of casting in a mold.

Castnoun

An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.

Castnoun

That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting.

Castnoun

Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance.

Castnoun

A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.

Castnoun

A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift.

Castnoun

The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.

Castnoun

A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.

Castnoun

A stoke, touch, or trick.

Castnoun

A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.

Castnoun

A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.

Castnoun

Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.

Castnoun

Contrivance; plot, design.

Castnoun

the actors in a play

Castnoun

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Castnoun

the distinctive form in which a thing is made;

Castnoun

the visual appearance of something or someone;

Castnoun

bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

Castnoun

object formed by a mold

Castnoun

the act of throwing dice

Castnoun

the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

Castnoun

a violent throw

Castverb

put or send forth;

Castverb

deposit;

Castverb

select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet;

Castverb

throw forcefully

Castverb

assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors;

Castverb

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;

Castverb

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;

Castverb

get rid of;

Castverb

choose at random;

Castverb

formulate in a particular style or language;

Castverb

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;

Castadjective

(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

Castverb

throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction

Castverb

throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

Castverb

let down (an anchor or sounding line).

Castverb

direct (one's eyes or a look) at something

Castverb

cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface

Castverb

cause (uncertainty or disparagement) to be associated with something

Castverb

discard

Castverb

shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth

Castverb

(of a horse) lose (a shoe).

Castverb

shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten

Castverb

make (a moulded object) by casting metal

Castverb

arrange and present in a specified form or style

Castverb

register (a vote)

Castverb

cause (a magic spell) to take effect

Castverb

calculate and record details of (a horoscope)

Castverb

(in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing

Castverb

(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent

Castverb

let loose (hounds) on a scent

Castverb

immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

Castverb

assign a part in a play or film to (an actor)

Castverb

allocate parts in (a play or film)

Castnoun

an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould

Castnoun

a mould used to make an object by casting

Castnoun

a bandage stiffened with plaster of Paris, moulded to the shape of a limb that is broken and used to support and protect it

Castnoun

an act of throwing something forcefully

Castnoun

a throw of a fishing line

Castnoun

the leader of a fishing line.

Castnoun

a throw or a number thrown at dice

Castnoun

the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion

Castnoun

the character of something

Castnoun

a slight squint

Castnoun

short for worm cast

Castnoun

a pellet regurgitated by a hawk or owl.

Castnoun

a wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.

Castnoun

a wide sweep made by a sheepdog in mustering sheep.

Castnoun

a pair or group of hawks or falcons

Castnoun

the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production

Throwverb

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Throwverb

(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.

Throwverb

(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Throwverb

(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Throwverb

to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Throwverb

To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

Throwverb

(sports) To intentionally lose a game.

Throwverb

To confuse or mislead.

Throwverb

(figuratively) To send desperately.

Throwverb

(transitive) To imprison.

Throwverb

To organize an event, especially a party.

Throwverb

(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).

Throwverb

(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Throwverb

To discard.

Throwverb

(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Throwverb

To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Throwverb

(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Throwverb

(transitive) To project or send forth.

Throwverb

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Throwverb

To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throwverb

To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Throwverb

(transitive) To install (a bridge).

Throwverb

To twist or turn.

Throwverb

To give birth to.

Thrownoun

The flight of a thrown object.

Thrownoun

The act of throwing something.

Thrownoun

One's ability to throw.

Thrownoun

A distance travelled; displacement.

Thrownoun

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

Thrownoun

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

Thrownoun

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

Thrownoun

(veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Thrownoun

(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.

Thrownoun

(obsolete) A period of time; a while.

Thrownoun

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

Thrownoun

Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.

Thrownoun

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.

Thrownoun

A stroke; a blow.

Thrownoun

The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

Thrownoun

A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

Thrownoun

An effort; a violent sally.

Thrownoun

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

Thrownoun

A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

Thrownoun

A turner's lathe; a throwe.

Thrownoun

The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

Throwverb

To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

Throwverb

To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

Throwverb

To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

Throwverb

To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

Throwverb

To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

Throwverb

To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

Throwverb

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Throwverb

To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.

Throwverb

To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

Throwverb

To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.

Throwverb

To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.

Throwverb

To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; - sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throwverb

To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.

Thrownoun

the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist);

Thrownoun

a single chance or instance;

Thrownoun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Thrownoun

the distance that something can be thrown;

Thrownoun

bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

Thrownoun

the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;

Throwverb

project through the air;

Throwverb

move violently, energetically, or carelessly;

Throwverb

get rid of;

Throwverb

place or put with great energy;

Throwverb

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;

Throwverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

Throwverb

put or send forth;

Throwverb

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly;

Throwverb

cause to be confused emotionally

Throwverb

utter with force; utter vehemently;

Throwverb

organize or be responsible for;

Throwverb

make on a potter's wheel;

Throwverb

cause to fall off;

Throwverb

throw (a die) out onto a flat surface;

Throwverb

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;