pret. And pp. cast.

To throw, fling or send; that is, to drive from, by force, as from the hand, or from an engine. Hagar cast the child under a shrub. Genesis 21:75. Uzziah prepared slings to cast stones. 2 Chronicles 26:14.

To sow; to scatter seed. If a man should cast seed into the ground. Mark 4:26.

To drive or impel by violence. A mighty west wind cast the locusts into the sea. Exodus 10:19.

To shed or throw off; as, trees cast their fruit; a serpent casts his skin.

To throw or let fall; as, to cast anchor. Hence, to east anchor is to moor, as a ship, the effect of casting the anchor.

To throw, as dice or lots; as, to cast lots.

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.

To throw away, as worthless. His carcase was cast in the way. 7 Kings 13:24.

To emit or throw out. This casts a sulphurous smell.

To throw, to extend, as a trench or rampart, including the sense of digging, raising, or forming. Thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee. Luke 19:43.

To thrust; as, to cast into prison.

To put, or set, in a particular state. Both chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep. Psalm 76:6.

To condemn; to convict; as a criminal. Both tried and both were cast.

To overcome in a civil suit, or in any contest of strength or skill; as, to cast the defendant or an antagonist.

To cashier or discard.

To lay aside, as unfit for use; to reject; as a garment.

To make to preponderate; to throw into one scale, for the purpose of giving it superior weight; to decide by a vote that gives a superiority in numbers; as, to cast the balance in ones favor; a casting vote or voice.

To throw together several particulars, to find the sum; as, to cast accounts. Hence, to throw together circumstances and facts, to find the result; to compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast the event of war. To cast and see how many things there are which a man cannot do himself.

To contrive; to plan.