Cast vs. Throw — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman & Maham Liaqat — Updated on April 20, 2024
Cast often involves a more controlled, precise movement, typically used in fishing or acting, while throw generally refers to a more forceful, direct action to propel something.
Difference Between Cast and Throw
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Key Differences
Cast is a term used primarily in contexts like fishing, where precision and technique are crucial, whereas throw is used more broadly to describe the act of propelling something through the air with force.
In fishing, to cast means to send the fishing line out into the water using a flexible rod, while in sports, to throw might mean hurling a ball or javelin towards a target.
Actors cast in roles are selected to play specific characters, highlighting a sense of placement and fit, whereas throw does not carry this connotation.
The word cast can also imply a gentle or planned spread, such as light or seeds, on the other hand, throw suggests a more haphazard or vigorous action.
In the medical field, a cast refers to a hard protective covering used to protect and heal broken bones, whereas throw has no such use and remains solely action-oriented.
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Comparison Chart
Primary Usage
Precision in placement, e.g., fishing
Forceful propulsion, e.g., in sports
Connotation
Control and accuracy
Speed and strength
Related Fields
Fishing, acting, medicine
Sports, general physical activity
Implied Action
Gentle and deliberate
Quick and sometimes abrupt
Secondary Meaning
Role assignment in acting, type of protective medical equipment
None related to roles or equipment
Compare with Definitions
Cast
A protective shell encasing a broken limb.
The doctor put a cast on his broken leg.
Throw
To propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
He can throw a baseball from outfield right to home plate.
Cast
To send something out or away, especially using a hand or device.
He cast the fishing line into the lake.
Throw
To put on quickly or carelessly.
She threw on her clothes and ran out the door.
Cast
To assign a role in a play or film.
She was cast as the lead in the new Broadway musical.
Throw
To cause to fall or collapse.
The earthquake threw several buildings to the ground.
Cast
To shed or drop.
The snake cast its skin.
Throw
To confuse or disconcert.
His sudden question threw me off during the presentation.
Cast
To form an object by pouring a liquid into a mold.
The sculpture was cast in bronze.
Throw
To organize or host, often referring to events.
They decided to throw a surprise party for her birthday.
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
Throw
To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
Cast
Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface
The moon cast a pale light over the cottages
Throw
To propel or discharge into the air by any means
A machine that throws tennis balls.
Ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.
Cast
Discard
He jumped in, casting caution to the wind
Throw
To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace
Threw themselves on the food.
Jetsam that had been thrown up onto the shore.
Cast
Shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten
When hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools
Throw
To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
Cast
Register (a vote)
Votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats
Throw
To cause to fall off
The horse threw its rider.
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
Throw
(Informal) To cause confusion or perplexity in; disconcert or nonplus
We didn't let our worries throw us.
Cast
Calculate and record details of (a horoscope)
You can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth
Throw
To put on or off hastily or carelessly
Throw on a jacket.
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
Throw
To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity
Threw him into a fit of laughter.
Threw some supper together.
Threw her leg over the arm of the chair.
Cast
(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent
The dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit
Throw
To devote, apply, or direct
Threw all their resources into the new endeavor.
Threw the blame onto the others.
Cast
Immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.
Throw
To form on a potter's wheel
Throw a vase.
Cast
Assign a part in a play or film to (an actor)
He was cast as a young knight in her lavish historical epic
Throw
To twist (fibers) into thread.
Cast
An object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould
Bronze casts of the sculpture
Throw
To roll (dice).
Cast
An act of throwing something forcefully
He grabbed a spear for a third cast
Throw
To roll (a particular combination) with dice.
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
Throw
To discard or play (a card).
Cast
A slight squint
He had a cast in one eye
Throw
To send forth; project
She threw me a look of encouragement.
Cast
Short for worm cast
Throw
To cause (one's voice) to seem to come from a source other than oneself.
Cast
A wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.
Throw
To cause to fall on or over something; cast
The rising sun threw shadows across the lawn. We threw sheets over the furniture before we painted the ceiling.
Cast
A pair or group of hawks or falcons
He gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks
Throw
To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example.
Cast
The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production
He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast
Throw
To arrange or give (a party, for example).
Cast
To throw (something, especially something light)
The boy cast stones in the water.
Throw
To move (a lever or switch) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device.
Cast
To throw with force; hurl
Waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.
Throw
(Informal) To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.
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.
Throw
To abandon oneself to; have
Heard the news and threw a fit.
Cast
To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.
Throw
To commit (oneself), especially for leniency or support
Threw himself on the mercy of the court.
Cast
To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
Throw
To deliver (a punch), as in boxing
Threw a left hook.
Cast
To let fall; drop
Cast anchor.
Throw
To cast, fling, or hurl something.
Cast
To roll or throw (dice, for example).
Throw
The act or an instance of throwing.
Cast
To draw (lots).
Throw
The distance to which something is or can be thrown
A stone's throw away.
Cast
To shed; molt
The snake cast its skin.
Throw
A roll or cast of dice.
Cast
To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
Throw
The combination of numbers so obtained.
Cast
To turn or direct
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
Throw
(Informal) A single chance, venture, or instance
"could afford up to forty-five bucks a throw to wax sentimental over their heritage" (John Simon).
Cast
To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction
Candles casting light.
Trees casting shadows.
Throw
(Sports) The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.
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.
Throw
A light blanket or coverlet, such as an afghan.
Cast
To give birth to prematurely
The cow cast a calf.
Throw
A scarf or shawl.
Cast
To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
Throw
The radius of a circle described by a crank, cam, or similar machine part.
Cast
To choose actors for (a play, for example).
Throw
The maximum displacement of a machine part moved by another part, such as a crank or cam.
Cast
To assign a certain role to (an actor)
Cast her as the lead.
Throw
(Geology) The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.
Cast
To assign an actor to (a part)
Cast each role carefully.
Throw
(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
Throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
Cast
To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
Throw
(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
Cast
To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.
Throw
(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
Throw the switch
Cast
To arrange or devise
Cast the book in three parts.
Cast a plan.
Throw
(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
Cast
To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
Throw
To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
Cast
To calculate astrologically
Cast my horoscope.
Throw
To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.
Cast
To warp; twist
Floorboards cast by age.
Throw
To intentionally lose a game.
The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.
Cast
(Nautical) To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
Throw
To confuse or mislead.
The deliberate red herring threw me at first.
Cast
To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
Throw
(figuratively) To send desperately.
Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.
Cast
To add a column of figures; make calculations.
Throw
(transitive) To imprison.
The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.
Cast
To receive form or shape in a mold
A material that casts well.
Throw
To organize an event, especially a party.
Cast
To become warped.
Throw
(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
Cast
To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
Throw
(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
Cast
To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
Throw
To discard.
Cast
To put about; tack.
Throw
(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
Cast
To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
Throw
To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
Cast
The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
Throw
(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
Cast
The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.
Throw
(transitive) To project or send forth.
Cast
The line or net thrown.
Throw
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. I don't see, that "spreading" could be any meaning of "putting on". Was it meant to be a second meaning?
Cast
The distance covered by a throw.
Throw
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
Cast
A throw of dice.
Throw
To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
Cast
The number on dice facing up when thrown.
Throw
(transitive) To install (a bridge).
Cast
A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.
Throw
To twist or turn.
A thrown nail
Cast
Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
Throw
(American football) pass
Cast
A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.
Throw
To deliver.
Cast
A direction or expression of the eyes.
Throw
Of animals: to give birth to (young).
Cast
A slight squint.
Throw
Obsolete spelling of throe
Cast
The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
Throw
The flight of a thrown object.
What a great throw by the quarterback!
Cast
A conjecture; a forecast.
Throw
The act of throwing something.
With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.
The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.
Cast
The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
Throw
One's ability to throw.
He's got a girl's throw.
He's always had a pretty decent throw.
Cast
The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
Throw
A distance travelled; displacement.
The throw of the piston
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.
Throw
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
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.
Throw
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.
Cast
The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement
The close-set cast of her features.
Throw
(veterinary medicine) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
Cast
Outward form or look; appearance
A suit of stylish cast.
Throw
(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
Cast
Sort; type
Fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
Throw
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
Cast
An inclination; tendency
Her thoughtful cast of mind.
Throw
Obsolete spelling of throe
Cast
The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
Throw
Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
Cast
A slight trace of color; a tinge.
Throw
Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
I will with Thomas speak a little throw.
Cast
A distortion of shape.
Throw
The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.
Cast
The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
Throw
A stroke; a blow.
Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws.
Cast
A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.
Throw
The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
Cast
(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
Throw
A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
Cast
To throw.
Throw
An effort; a violent sally.
Your youth admiresThe throws and swellings of a Roman soul.
Cast
To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
Throw
The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.
Cast
To throw down or aside.
Throw
A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
Cast
(of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
Throw
A turner's lathe; a throwe.
Cast
To remove, take off (clothes).
Throw
The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Cast
(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
Throw
To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
Cast
(obsolete) To vomit.
Throw
To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
Cast
(archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
Throw
To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
Cast
(archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.
Throw
To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
Cast
To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
Throw
To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
Cast
(dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
Throw
To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest.
Cast
(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.
Throw
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw.
Cast
(astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
Throw
To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
There the snake throws her enameled skin.
Cast
(obsolete) To plan, intend.
Throw
To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
Cast
(transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
The director cast the part carefully.
Throw
To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
I have thrownA brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.
Cast
(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
The director cast John Smith as King Lear.
Throw
To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.
Cast
To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
To cast about for reasons
Throw
To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; - sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
Cast
(archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.
Throw
To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
Cast
(archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.
To be cast in damages
Throw
The act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist);
The catcher made a good throw to second base
Cast
To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
A casting voice
Throw
A single chance or instance;
He couldn't afford $50 a throw
Cast
To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
Throw
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Cast
To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
Throw
The distance that something can be thrown;
It is just a stone's throw from here
Cast
(archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.
Throw
Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
Cast
To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
Throw
The throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;
He risked his fortune on a throw of the dice
Cast
To stereotype or electrotype.
Throw
Project through the air;
Throw a frisbee
Cast
To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
Throw
Move violently, energetically, or carelessly;
She threw herself forwards
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.
Throw
Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes
Cast
To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
Throw
Place or put with great energy;
She threw the blanket around the child
Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
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.
Throw
Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
Throw a glance
She gave me a dirty look
Cast
(hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
Throw
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
Switch on the light
Throw the lever
Cast
(medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
Some are still missing examples
Throw
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
(Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
Throw
To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly;
Jane threw dinner together
Throw the car into reverse
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.
Throw
Cause to be confused emotionally
Cast
An act of throwing.
Throw
Utter with force; utter vehemently;
Hurl insults
Throw accusations at someone
Cast
(fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
Throw
Organize or be responsible for;
Hold a reception
Have, throw, or make a party
Give a course
Cast
Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
Throw
Make on a potter's wheel;
She threw a beautiful teapot
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.
Throw
Cause to fall off;
The horse threw its unexperienced rider
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.
Throw
Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface;
Throw a six
Cast
The casting procedure.
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.
Throw
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
These questions confuse even the experts
This question completely threw me
This question befuddled even the teacher
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
Common Curiosities
What does it mean to throw something?
To throw something means to propel it through the air using force.
Can cast and throw be used interchangeably in sports?
No, cast is not typically used in sports contexts, whereas throw is common.
What is the difference in application between cast and throw in a physical sense?
Cast often involves technique and precision, while throw focuses on strength and speed.
How does 'cast' in acting differ from 'throw'?
Cast in acting involves selection and role assignment, a non-physical meaning unlike throw.
How does 'throw' imply a sense of urgency?
Throw often carries a sense of urgency or haste, particularly in phrases like "throw together" an event or meal.
What are typical contexts where 'cast' is used?
Cast is typically used in fishing, acting, and medical contexts.
Is there a protective gear termed as 'throw'?
No, in protective gear, only 'cast' is used, specifically referring to limb protection.
What does 'cast a net' imply?
It implies spreading something wide, usually for fishing or covering a broad scope.
Can both terms be used metaphorically?
Yes, both can be used metaphorically but in different contexts; cast can imply setting roles or direction, while throw can mean to disrupt or challenge.
Are there expressions where 'cast' implies a negative action?
Yes, phrases like "cast aside" imply neglect.
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