"typecast" meaning in All languages combined

See typecast on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtaɪp.kɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtaɪp.kæst/ [US] Audio: en-us-typecast.ogg , en-au-typecast.ogg Forms: typecasts [present, singular, third-person], typecasting [participle, present], typecast [participle, past], typecast [past], typecasted [participle, past], typecasted [past]
Etymology: From type + cast. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|type|cast}} type + cast Head templates: {{en-verb|typecasts|typecasting|typecast|past2=typecasted}} typecast (third-person singular simple present typecasts, present participle typecasting, simple past and past participle typecast or typecasted)
  1. (acting) To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly. Categories (topical): Acting Translations (to cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly): encasellar (Catalan), beskatulyáz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-typecast-en-verb-whD2drnw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 5 27 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 11 22 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 7 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 5 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 57 11 19 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 58 10 21 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 9 39 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 15 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 9 19 20 Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'to cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly': 90 1 8 2
  2. To identify one as being of a specific type because of one's appearance, colour, religion etc. Translations (to identify someone as being of a specific type): encasellar (Catalan), beskatulyáz (Hungarian), szufladkować (Polish), zaszufladkować (Polish), encasillar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-typecast-en-verb-lACFcg~3 Disambiguation of 'to identify someone as being of a specific type': 4 86 7 3
  3. (programming) To cast (change of data type of a variable or object). Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-typecast-en-verb-sDeeCXY1 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 9 39 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  4. (printing, historical) To found type in a mold. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-typecast-en-verb-YFfCdovb Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to change an entity of one datatype into another): конверти́ране на ти́пове (konvertírane na típove) (Bulgarian), rzutować (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'to change an entity of one datatype into another': 36 13 44 8

Inflected forms

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