[
  {
    "word": "cast",
    "phonetic": "/k\u00e6st/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u00e6st/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/k\u00e6st/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/k\u00e6st/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/cast-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1239800",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An act of throwing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An instance of throwing out a fishing line.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A small mass of earth \"thrown off\" or excreted by a worm.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He\u2019s in the cast of Oliver."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The casting procedure.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An object made in a mould.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The doctor put a cast on the boy\u2019s broken arm."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The mould used to make cast objects.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A plaster cast was made from his face."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A squint.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Visual appearance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Her features had a delicate cast to them."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a cast of mind, a mental tendency."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A group of crabs.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A broadcast.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(physical) To move, or be moved, away.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Casting is generally an indication of bad design."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To broadcast.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The streamer was the first to cast footage of the new game."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cast"
    ]
  }
]