What does the word cast mean?

Usage examples for cast

  1. They gave a wide cast to that word. – Foes by Mary Johnston
  2. " Things are very quiet; nothing doing at the store to- day," he explained with a cast- down air. – 'Twixt Land & Sea by Joseph Conrad
  3. Then I am to be cast off. – The Philanderer by George Bernard Shaw
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