CAST
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Cast from the American Heritage Dictionary
PRONUNCIATION: kst KEY
VERB: Inflected forms: cast, cast�ing, casts
TRANSITIVE VERB:
a. To choose actors for (a play, for example). b. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead. c. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
2. The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.
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