What is the meaning of casting?

noun

• Object formed by a mold.
  • synonyms: cast
• The act of creating something by casting it in a mold.
  • synonyms: molding
• The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel.
  • synonyms: cast
• The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie.

verb

• Put or send forth.
  • usage: "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
  • synonyms: project, cast, contrive, throw
• Deposit.
  • usage: "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
  • synonyms: cast
• Select to play, sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet.
  • usage: "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
  • synonyms: cast
• Throw forcefully.
  • synonyms: hurl, hurtle, cast
• Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors.
  • usage: "Who cast this beautiful movie"
  • synonyms: cast
• Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
• Form by pouring (e. G., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.
  • usage: "cast a bronze sculpture"
  • synonyms: cast, mold, mould
• Get rid of.
  • usage: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • synonyms: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
• Choose at random.
  • usage: "draw a card"; "cast lots"
  • synonyms: draw, cast
• Formulate in a particular style or language.
  • usage: "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
  • synonyms: frame, redact, cast, put, couch
• Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
  • usage: "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
  • synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up