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Cast

Throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction
Individuals who do not accept the norms are cast out from the group
He cast the book down on to the chair angrily
The fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna

Project

A project (or program) is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned (usually by a project team, but sometimes by a project manager or by a project planner) to achieve a particular aim.An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".A project may be a temporary (rather than permanent) social system (work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.A project may form a part of wider programme management or function as an ad hoc system.Note that open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations.

Cast

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface
The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

Project

An undertaking requiring concerted effort
A community cleanup project.
A government-funded irrigation project.

Cast

Discard
He jumped in, casting caution to the wind
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Project

An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.

Cast

Shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten
When hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools

Project

A plan or proposal for accomplishing something.

Cast

Register (a vote)
Votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats

Project

Also projects A housing project.

Cast

Cause (a magic spell) to take effect
The city casts a spell on the visitor
The witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast

Project

To thrust outward or forward
Project one's jaw in defiance.

Cast

Calculate and record details of (a horoscope)
You can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth

Project

To throw forward; hurl
Project an arrow.

Cast

(in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing
Cross the set and cast down one place

Project

To send out into space; cast
Project a light beam.

Cast

(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent
The dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit

Project

To cause (an image) to appear on a surface by the controlled direction of light
Projected the slide onto a screen.

Cast

Immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

Project

(Mathematics) To produce (a projection).

Cast

Assign a part in a play or film to (an actor)
He was cast as a young knight in her lavish historical epic

Project

To direct (one's voice) so as to be heard clearly at a distance.

Cast

An object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould
Bronze casts of the sculpture

Project

(Psychology) To attribute (one's own emotion or motive, for example) to someone else unconsciously in order to avoid anxiety or guilt.

Cast

An act of throwing something forcefully
He grabbed a spear for a third cast

Project

To convey an impression of to an audience or to others
A posture that projects defeat.

Cast

The form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion
She had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance
The colours he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin

Project

To form a plan or intention for
Project a new business enterprise.

Cast

A slight squint
He had a cast in one eye

Project

To calculate, estimate, or predict (something in the future), based on present data or trends
Projecting next year's expenses.

Cast

Short for worm cast

Project

To extend forward or out; jut out
Beams that project beyond the eaves.

Cast

A wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.

Project

To direct one's voice so as to be heard clearly at a distance.

Cast

A pair or group of hawks or falcons
He gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks

Project

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

Cast

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production
He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

Project

An urban low-income housing building.
Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.

Cast

To throw (something, especially something light)
The boy cast stones in the water.

Project

(dated) An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
A man given to projects

Cast

To throw with force; hurl
Waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.

Project

A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough

Cast

To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

Project

(obsolete) A projectile.

Cast

To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.

Project

(obsolete) A projection.

Cast

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.

Project

(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.

Cast

To let fall; drop
Cast anchor.

Project

(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

Cast

To roll or throw (dice, for example).

Project

(transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.

Cast

To draw (lots).

Project

(transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.

Cast

To shed; molt
The snake cast its skin.

Project

To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.

Cast

To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).

Project

To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.

Cast

To turn or direct
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.

Project

(cartography) To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.

Cast

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction
Candles casting light.
Trees casting shadows.

Project

(geometry) To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.

Cast

To assert in relation to someone or something or cause to be associated
Don't let him cast aspersions on your character. The results cast doubt on our hypothesis.

Project

(neuroanatomy) (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location

Cast

To give birth to prematurely
The cow cast a calf.

Project

To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard from a large distance away.

Cast

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.

Project

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

Cast

To choose actors for (a play, for example).

Project

That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.
Vented much policy, and projects deep.
Projects of happiness devised by human reason.
He entered into the project with his customary ardor.

Cast

To assign a certain role to (an actor)
Cast her as the lead.

Project

An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects.

Cast

To assign an actor to (a part)
Cast each role carefully.

Project

To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
Before his feet herself she did project.
Behold! th' ascending villas on my sideProject long shadows o'er the crystal tide.

Cast

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.

Project

To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.
What sit then projecting peace and war?

Cast

To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.

Project

To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and the like; - sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to project a line or point upon a plane. See Projection, 4.

Cast

To arrange or devise
Cast the book in three parts.
Cast a plan.

Project

To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree.

Cast

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).

Project

To form a project; to scheme.

Cast

To calculate astrologically
Cast my horoscope.

Project

Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
He prepared for great undertakings

Cast

To warp; twist
Floorboards cast by age.

Project

A planned undertaking

Cast

(Nautical) To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.

Project

Communicate vividly;
He projected his feelings

Cast

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.

Project

Extend out or project in space;
His sharp nose jutted out
A single rock sticks out from the cliff

Cast

To add a column of figures; make calculations.

Project

Transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

Cast

To receive form or shape in a mold
A material that casts well.

Project

Project on a screen;
The images are projected onto the screen

Cast

To become warped.

Project

Cause to be heard;
His voice projects well

Cast

To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.

Project

Draw a projection of

Cast

To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.

Project

Make or work out a plan for; devise;
They contrived to murder their boss
Design a new sales strategy
Plan an attack

Cast

To put about; tack.

Project

Present for consideration

Cast

To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

Project

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy

Cast

The act or an instance of casting or throwing.

Project

Put or send forth;
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
The setting sun threw long shadows
Cast a spell
Cast a warm light

Cast

The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.

Project

Throw, send, or cast forward;
Project a missile

Cast

The line or net thrown.

Project

Regard as objective

Cast

The distance covered by a throw.

Cast

A throw of dice.

Cast

The number on dice facing up when thrown.

Cast

A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.

Cast

Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.

Cast

A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.

Cast

A direction or expression of the eyes.

Cast

A slight squint.

Cast

The addition of a column of figures; calculation.

Cast

A conjecture; a forecast.

Cast

The act of pouring molten material into a mold.

Cast

The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.

Cast

Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix
The sculpture was a bronze cast. They made a cast of her face.

Cast

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.

Cast

The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement
The close-set cast of her features.

Cast

Outward form or look; appearance
A suit of stylish cast.

Cast

Sort; type
Fancied himself to be of a macho cast.

Cast

An inclination; tendency
Her thoughtful cast of mind.

Cast

The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

Cast

A slight trace of color; a tinge.

Cast

A distortion of shape.

Cast

The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.

Cast

A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.

Cast

(physical) To move, or be moved, away.

Cast

To throw.

Cast

To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.

Cast

To throw down or aside.

Cast

(of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.

Cast

To remove, take off (clothes).

Cast

(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

Cast

(obsolete) To vomit.

Cast

(archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

Cast

(archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.

Cast

To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

Cast

(dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

Cast

(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.

Cast

(astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).

Cast

(obsolete) To plan, intend.

Cast

(transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
The director cast the part carefully.

Cast

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
The director cast John Smith as King Lear.

Cast

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
To cast about for reasons

Cast

(archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.

Cast

(archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.
To be cast in damages

Cast

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
A casting voice

Cast

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

Cast

To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.

Cast

(archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

Cast

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.

Cast

To stereotype or electrotype.

Cast

To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).

Cast

(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.

Cast

To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).

Cast

(computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
Casting is generally an indication of bad design.

Cast

(hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.

Cast

(medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
Some are still missing examples

Cast

(Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.

Cast

(media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
The streamer was the first to cast footage of the new game.

Cast

An act of throwing.

Cast

(fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.

Cast

Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.

Cast

A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.

Cast

The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
He’s in the cast of Oliver.
The cast was praised for a fine performance.

Cast

The casting procedure.
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.

Cast

An object made in a mould.
The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.

Cast

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.

Cast

The mould used to make cast objects.
A plaster cast was made from his face.

Cast

(hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.

Cast

A squint.

Cast

Visual appearance.
Her features had a delicate cast to them.

Cast

The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
A cast of mind, a mental tendency.

Cast

Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.

Cast

A group of crabs.

Cast

Of an animal, such as a horse or sheep: Lying in a position from which it cannot rise on its own.

Cast

To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.
Uzziah prepared . . . slings to cast stones.
Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
We must be cast upon a certain island.

Cast

To direct or turn, as the eyes.
How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me!

Cast

To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.

Cast

To throw down, as in wrestling.

Cast

To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
Thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee.

Cast

To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.
His filth within being cast.
Neither shall your vine cast her fruit.
The creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the viper, etc.

Cast

To bring forth prematurely; to slink.
Thy she-goats have not cast their young.

Cast

To throw out or emit; to exhale.
This . . . casts a sulphureous smell.

Cast

To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.

Cast

To impose; to bestow; to rest.
The government I cast upon my brother.
Cast thy burden upon the Lord.

Cast

To dismiss; to discard; to cashier.
The state can not with safety cast him.

Cast

To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope.
You cast the event of war, my noble lord.

Cast

To contrive; to plan.
The cloister . . . had, I doubt not, been cast for [an orange-house].

Cast

To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages.
She was cast to be hanged.
Were the case referred to any competent judge, they would inevitably be cast.

Cast

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.
How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious!

Cast

To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets.

Cast

To stereotype or electrotype.

Cast

To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part.
Our parts in the other world will be new cast.

Cast

To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.

Cast

To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.
Weigh anchor, cast to starboard.

Cast

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons.
She . . . cast in her mind what manner of salution this should be.

Cast

To calculate; to compute.
Who would cast and balance at a desk.

Cast

To receive form or shape in a mold.
It will not run thin, so as to cast and mold.

Cast

To warp; to become twisted out of shape.
Stuff is said to cast or warp when . . . it alters its flatness or straightness.

Cast

To vomit.
These verses . . . make me ready to cast.

Cast

The act of casting or throwing; a throw.

Cast

The thing thrown.
A cast of dreadful dust.

Cast

The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.

Cast

A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.
An even cast whether the army should march this way or that way.
I have set my life upon a cast,And I will stand the hazard of the die.

Cast

That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm.

Cast

The act of casting in a mold.
And why such daily cast of brazen cannon.

Cast

An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.

Cast

That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting.

Cast

Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance.
An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure.
And thus the native hue of resolutionIs sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.

Cast

A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.
Gray with a cast of green.

Cast

A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift.
We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to the next stage.
If we had the cast o' a cart to bring it.

Cast

The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.

Cast

A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.
As when a cast of falcons make their flight.

Cast

A stoke, touch, or trick.
This was a cast of Wood's politics; for his information was wholly false.

Cast

A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.
The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion.
And let you see with one cast of an eye.
This freakish, elvish cast came into the child's eye.

Cast

A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.

Cast

Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.

Cast

Contrivance; plot, design.

Cast

The actors in a play

Cast

Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Cast

The distinctive form in which a thing is made;
Pottery of this cast was found throughout the region

Cast

The visual appearance of something or someone;
The delicate cast of his features

Cast

Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

Cast

Object formed by a mold

Cast

The act of throwing dice

Cast

The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

Cast

A violent throw

Cast

Put or send forth;
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
The setting sun threw long shadows
Cast a spell
Cast a warm light

Cast

Deposit;
Cast a vote
Cast a ballot

Cast

Select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet;
He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona

Cast

Throw forcefully

Cast

Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors;
Who cast this beautiful movie?

Cast

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town

Cast

Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;
Cast a bronze sculpture

Cast

Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes

Cast

Choose at random;
Draw a card
Cast lots

Cast

Formulate in a particular style or language;
I wouldn't put it that way
She cast her request in very polite language

Cast

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Cast

(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

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