cast

/kæst/ n [C] (COVERING)

Definition

› a hard covering used to keep a broken bone in the correct position and protect it until it heals

(Definition of cast n (COVERING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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