cast

/kɑːst/ noun

Definition

PEOPLE [group] › all the actors in a film or play: The cast are in rehearsal at the moment.

HARD COVER [C] › a hard cover used to keep a broken bone in the correct position until it gets better

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

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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