cast

/kɑːst/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle cast)

Definition

ACTOR › to choose an actor for a particular part in a film or play: [often passive] Why am I always cast as the villain?

THROW literary › to throw something

LIGHT literary › to send light or shadow (= dark shapes) in a particular direction: The moon cast a white light into the room.

cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth › to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in someone or something: A leading scientist has cast doubts on government claims that the drug is safe.

cast a/your vote › to vote

cast a spell on sb › to seem to use magic to attract someone: The city had cast a spell on me and I never wanted to leave. › to use magic to make something happen to someone

METAL › to make an object by pouring hot metal into a container of a particular shape → See also cast/run your/an eye over sth → See also cast/shed light on sth → See also cast a pall over sth → See also cast a shadow over sth

(Definition of cast verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)