Cast
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To throw. To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea. To add up a column of figures; cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction. To plan, intend (to do something). To remove, take off (clothes). To throw down or aside. To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. To give birth to prematurely; to miscarry. To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.). To assign a role in a play or performance. 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. To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text. To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water. To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act of throwing. Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc. A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm. The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew. The casting procedure. An object made in a mould. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. The mould used to make cast objects A squint.
Example sentence: I cannot write poetically, for I am no poet. I cannot make fine artistic phrases that cast light and shadow, for I am no painter. I can neither by signs nor by pantomime express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer; but I can by tones, for I am a musician.
Throw
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.To eject or cause to fall off.To move to another position; to displace.To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.to intentionally lose a gameTo confuse or mislead.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw.A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throeThe act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.A moment, time, occasion.A period of time; a while.
Example sentence: It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.