casting
- Noun:
- The selection of actors for roles in a play, film, or other production: The process of choosing performers to portray specific characters.
- The act of throwing something, especially a fishing line or net: The action of propelling a fishing line or similar object using a rod or the arm.
- The process of shaping a material by pouring it into a mold: The manufacturing technique of creating an object by pouring a liquid or malleable substance into a hollow form.
- An object created by this molding process: The final product that has been formed in a mold.
- Noun:
- The director spent weeks on the casting for the new film.
- His fly casting technique is very graceful and precise.
- Bronze casting is an ancient art form.
- The museum displayed a beautiful casting of a Roman statue.
"Casting call": A public announcement or invitation for actors to audition for roles.
- The production company issued a casting call for child actors.
"Casting vote": A deciding vote cast by a chairperson or presiding officer when votes are otherwise equally divided.
- The committee was tied, so the chair used her casting vote to pass the motion.
"Casting couch": (Idiomatic, often pejorative) Refers to the practice of trading sexual favors for roles in the entertainment industry.
- The scandal exposed the dark side of the industry's so-called casting couch.
Cast (verb/noun): The root word. As a verb: to throw, to shape in a mold, to select actors. As a noun: the group of actors in a production; an object made by casting.
- They will cast the lead role tomorrow. (Verb)
- The entire cast performed brilliantly. (Noun)
Typecasting (noun): The repeated assignment of an actor to the same type of role, based on their appearance or previous performances.
- The actor struggled to avoid typecasting after his famous role as a villain.
- Selection (for actor choice): The action of carefully choosing someone or something.
- Molding/Forming (for the manufacturing process): The process of shaping a material.
- Throw (for the fishing action): The act of propelling something through the air.
Casting aside/off/out: (Phrasal verbs from the root verb 'cast') To discard, reject, or throw away.
- He cast aside his old doubts and decided to try again.
Casting about/around for: (Phrasal verb) To search or look for something in a wide or hurried manner.
- She was casting about for a new career path.
Cast in the same mold: To be very similar in character or nature.
- The two leaders were cast in the same mold—both were stubborn and charismatic.
Cast the first stone: To be the first to criticize or blame someone, often implying one is not without fault oneself.
- None of us is perfect, so we shouldn't be quick to cast the first stone.
- the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
- object formed by a mold