cast-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: put or throw; project outward

Commentary: Includes: CAST ANCHOR, CAST ASIDE, CAST AWAY, CAST OFF, CAST OUT

Examples:
Apollo cast the scroll indignantly to the ground.
When spin-fishing, you cast a lure attached to a very thin line with a spinning rod.
Cast off the shackles of this modern oppression
The family cast her out for her betrayal.
Visiting artists from the UK cast aside their preconceptions.
The political developments have cast a shadow on the Mahamastakabhisheka celebrations.
The sun began to slowly cast its light over the earth.
Any type of projector can be used to cast the image.
He seemed to cast a spell over his listeners.
Goerne cast his voice easily throughout the room.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: cast.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 8, 9
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cast_anchor 1
cast_aside 1
cast_off 1
cast_out 1, 2
cast_away 1

Sense Number 2: form by putting into a mold; form in a particular way

Examples:
His father had spent a considerable fortune in the attempt to cast steel in large blocks.
The company used the molds to cast the statue in iron.
Mr. Lieberman cast his answer in a lofty reference to the Declaration of Independence.
I won't be able to entirely cast the situation as somehow the fault of the contractor.

Mappings:
VerbNet: build-26.1
FrameNet: Create_physical_artwork
PropBank: cast.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 10

Sense Number 3: assign the roles in a theatrical production

Examples:
To cast the movie, Taake and I held an actual screen test for the group.
Eventually he was cast in a walk-on role in Ice Cube's Friday.
I cast the opera after I saw Houston's production.

Mappings:
VerbNet: characterize-29.2
FrameNet: Behind_the_scenes
PropBank: cast.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5

Sense Number 4: deposit officially, as to vote

Examples:
You can now cast your ballots for the November election.
Help me decide how to cast my vote.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 5: search or wander without direction

Commentary: Includes: CAST ABOUT, CAST AROUND

Examples:
She cast about for another subject; one day it was a nonfiction piece on tango, the next a novel about family.
Standing up, she cast about for something to tie her hair.
I began to cast around for alternatives.
He would see Poseidon dancing in the waves as he cast about the earth.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cast_around 1
cast_about 1

Sense Number 6: depress or dispirit

Commentary: Includes: CAST DOWN

Examples:
She had given up all to come to a home that no longer existed, and for once her sturdy little heart was cast down.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cast_down 1

Sense Number 7: create or remove a set of stitches

Commentary: Includes: CAST ON, CAST OFF

Examples:
How is the join when you cast off a piece knit in the round?
It's very hard to cast on only one or two stitches onto four double-pointed needles.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cast_on 1
cast_off 2