cast

Definition

  • verb: to throw or move (something) in a forceful way
  • verb: to cause to move or send forth by throwing
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: drop, deposit, eject

Examples

  • After thinking about it for years, he finally 'threw/flung/cast caution to the wind', quit his job, and started his own company.

  • The scandal 'cast a cloud' over his presidency. [=people thought the President did something wrong]

  • The 'cast of characters' includes President Johnson and his top advisers during the Vietnam War.

Movie quotes

  • (..) But you must wait, until Voldemort is at his most vulnerable. Must be told what? On the night, Lord Voldemort went to Godric's Hollow to kill Harry... And Lily Potter cast herself between them... ... the curse rebounded. When that happens, a part of Voldemort's soul... (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2