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casting en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkastɪŋ/ (Northern-England)
  • kästʹĭng (Received-Pronunciation)
  • kăstʹĭng (General-American)
  • /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ (New-York-City)
  • /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkæstɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of cast
    form of cast

casting en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkastɪŋ/ (Northern-England)
  • kästʹĭng (Received-Pronunciation)
  • kăstʹĭng (General-American)
  • /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ (New-York-City)
  • /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkæstɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A manufacturing process using a mold.
  3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
    • The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out. 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
  4. (countable, uncountable) The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
    • “What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass? and thou hast neglected its castings also for these two days.[…]” 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 83:
  5. (countable, uncountable) The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The act of converting between data types.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
    • "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me." 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
castings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

leafcasting · lost-wax casting · die casting · lifecasting · surf casting · stunt casting · gigacasting · baitcasting · megacasting · central casting · casting couch · casting-couch · casting vote · casting-net · shadowcasting · leaf casting · diecasting · rheocasting · beach casting · slipcasting · leaf-casting · runecasting · surf-casting · robocasting · investment casting · out of central casting · casting net · casting agent · spellcasting · ray casting · die-casting · linecasting · shame-casting · casting call · casting weight

Synonyms

audition

Translations (44)

ko 캐스팅 (selection of performers) · fr pièce moulée (object made in a mold) · fr audition (selection of performers) · nl auditie (selection of performers) · ca càsting (selection of performers) · ru прослу́шивание (selection of performers) · ru отли́вка (manufacturing process using a mold) · es escrituramiento (selection of performers) · de Casting (selection of performers) · ga teilgeoireacht (manufacturing process using a mold) · ru ка́стинг (selection of performers) · ja キャスティング (selection of performers) · ka შერჩევა (selection of performers) · de Guss (manufacturing process using a mold) · hu öntés (manufacturing process using a mold) · bg ка́стинг (selection of performers) · fr réjection (regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks) · es fundería (manufacturing process using a mold) · es castin (selection of performers) · fr moulage (object made in a mold) · pl casting (selection of performers) · kn ಎರಕ (manufacturing process using a mold) · mi hangarewa (manufacturing process using a mold) · es fundición (manufacturing process using a mold) · es casting (selection of performers) · fr pelote de réjection (regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks) · ru литьё (manufacturing process using a mold) · fi valaminen (manufacturing process using a mold) · eo rolulelekto (selection of performers) · pt fundição (manufacturing process using a mold) · az tökük (manufacturing process using a mold) · fr turricule (excreta of an earthworm or similar creature) · nl gieting (manufacturing process using a mold) · fr moulage (manufacturing process using a mold) · hu szereposztás (selection of performers) · ru про́бы (selection of performers) · he ליהוק (selection of performers) · fr pièce (object made in a mold) · eo aŭdicio (selection of performers) · bg отливане (manufacturing process using a mold) · hy քասթինգ (selection of performers) · hu szereplőválogatás (selection of performers) · ka კასტინგი (selection of performers) · de Gießen (manufacturing process using a mold)