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cast
verb [T] (ACTORS) /kɑːst/
/kæst/ (cast, cast)Definition
C2 to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show: He was often cast as the villain. In her latest film she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).figurative They like to cast the opposing political party as (= to say that they are) the party of high taxes. → See also typecastCasting, roles and scripts
(Definition of cast verb (ACTORS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bill noun (NOTICE)
- billing noun (INFORMATION)
- bit part noun
- cameo noun (PERFORMANCE)
- cast noun (ACTORS)
- casting couch noun
- dame noun (CHARACTER)
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- dramatize verb (THEATRE)
- opposite preposition
- pantomime horse noun
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