casting
Pronunciation: /ˈkæstɪŋ/
The English word “casting” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
- A manufacturing process using a mold.
- An object made in a mold.
- The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
- The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
- The act of converting between data types.
- Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
Etymology
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.
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