casting

Etymology 1

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of cast

Etymology 2

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.

noun

1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
   The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out. 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343
4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
   "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me." 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77