The cast is a mould of something that has been made by pouring liquid into a mould and then letting it harden. For example, you could make a cast of a rock by pouring plaster of Paris into a mould of the rock.
Casts are often used to make copies of things.
The doctor cast the patient's leg in a cast.
Noun.
Singular: cast.
Plural: casts.
Verb.
Present tense: cast.
Past tense: cast.
Past participle: cast.
Present participle: casting.
Adjective.
Cast: made of a particular material.
The word "cast" comes from the Old English word "ceastan", which means "to throw". The word "ceastan" is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kastjaną, which also means "to throw".
What objects around you have been cast?
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