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According to WordNet, the verb "cast" has 11 sense(s).

202236023 deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot".

201710481 select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona".

201632897 put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light".

201078050 choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots".

200076400 eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night".

202385813 assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?".

200981276 formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language".

201881180 move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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".

201507143 throw forcefully.

201513430 get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes".

201662771 form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture".


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