Casting
/ˈkɑːstɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of choosing actors for a play or film.
nounThe process of shaping metal by pouring it into a mold.
Extra definitions
noun; verbShaping material in a mold.
noun; verbChoosing actors for roles.
noun; verbThrowing something forward.
Sentence Examples
Casting makes metal parts.
Casting for the film began.
Casting a line takes practice.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out.”
— 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
““What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass? and thou hast neglected its castings also for these two days.[…]””
— 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 83:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
____ makes metal parts.