Nascar Definition–noun | National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. | | From Dictionary
Die Definition–verb (used without object), died, dy⋅ing. | 1. | to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. | | 2. | (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips. | | 3. | to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly. | | 4. | to cease to function; stop: The motor died. | | 5. | to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters. | | 6. | to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually fol. by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down. | | 7. | Theology. to lose spiritual life. | | 9. | to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom! | | 10. | to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again. | | 11. | to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee. | —Verb phrases | 12. | die away, (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away. | | 13. | die down, to become calm or quiet; subside. | | 14. | die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off. | | 15. | die out, | a. | to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century. | | b. | to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds. | | —Idioms | 16. | die hard, | a. | to die only after a bitter struggle. | | b. | to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard. | | | 17. | die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause. | | 18. | never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts. | | 19. | to die for, stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for. | | From Dictionary
Cast Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. | | 2. | to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. | | 3. | to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), esp. in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. | | 4. | to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts. | | 5. | to draw (lots), as in te
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lling fortunes. | | 6. | Angling. | a. | to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): The fisherman cast his line. | | b. | to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.): He has often cast this brook. | | | 7. | to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa. | | 8. | to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe. | | 9. | to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin. | | 10. | (of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively. | | 11. | to send off (a swarm), as bees do. | | 12. | to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind. | | 13. | to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit. | | 14. | to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel. | | 15. | to put or place, esp. hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison. | | 16. | to deposit or give (a ballot or vote). | | 17. | to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone. | | 18. | to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. | | 19. | Theater. | a. | to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like). | | b. | to allot a role to (an actor). | | c. | to assign an actor to (a role). | | | 20. | to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden. | | 21. | to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden. | | 22. | to tap (a blast furnace). | | 23. | to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures. | | 24. | to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast. | | 25. | to turn or twist; warp. | | 26. | Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), esp. away from the wind in getting under way. | | 27. | Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox. | | 28. | Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan. | –verb (used without object) | 31
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| 33. | to conjecture; forecast. | | 34. | (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. | | 36. | Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind; tack. | | 37. | to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. | –noun | 39. | act of casting or throwing. | | 40. | that which is thrown. | | 41. | the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. | | 43. | Angling. | a. | act of throwing a line or net onto the water. | | b. | a spot for casting; a fishing place. | | | 44. | Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players. | | 45. | Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds. | | 46. | a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot. | | 47. | a ride offered on one's wa
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y; lift. | | 48. | the form in which something is made or written; arrangement. | | 49. | Metallurgy. | a. | act of casting or founding. | | b. | the quantity of metal cast at one time. | | | 50. | something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting. | | 51. | an impression or mold made from something. | | 52. | Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris. | | 53. | outward form; appearance. | | 55. | tendency; inclination. | | 56. | a permanent twist or turn: to have a cast in one's eye. | | 58. | a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade: A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast. | | 59. | a dash or trace; a small amount. | | 60. | computation; calculation; addition. | | 61. | a conjecture; forecast. | | 62. | Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms. | | 63. | Ornithology. pellet (def. 6). | | 64. | Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together. | | 65. | Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs. | | 66. | low-grade, irregular wool. | –adjective | 67. | (of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance. | —Verb phrases | 68. | cast about, | a. | to look, as to find something; search; seek: We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation. | | b. | to scheme; plan: He cast about how he could avoid work. | | | 69. | cast away, | a. | Also, cast aside. to reject; discard. | | c. | to throw away; squander: He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past. | | | 70. |
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cast back, to refer to something past; revert to: The composer casts back to his earlier work. | | 71. | cast down,
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to lower; humble. | | 72. | cast off, | b. | to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring. | | c. | Printing. to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set. | | d. | Textiles. to make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric. | | e. | to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game. | | | 73. | cast on, Textiles. to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting. | | 74. | cast out, to force out; expel; eject. | | 75. | cast up, | c. | Chiefly Scot. to turn up; appear. | | —Idiom | 76. | at a single cast, through a single action or event: He bankrupted himself at a single cast. | | From Dictionary
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