"casting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæstɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkastɪŋ/ [Northern-England], /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ [New-York-City] Audio: en-us-casting.ogg [US] Forms: castings [plural]
enPR: kăstʹĭng, kästʹĭng Rhymes: -ɑːstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|castyng}} Middle English castyng, {{m|enm|castinge}} castinge, {{af|en|cast|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} cast + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)
  1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-hthzXcnW
  2. A manufacturing process using a mold. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (manufacturing process using a mold): tökük (Azerbaijani), отливане (otlivane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), gieting [feminine] (Dutch), valaminen (Finnish), moulage [masculine] (French), Gießen [neuter] (German), Guss [masculine] (German), öntés (Hungarian), teilgeoireacht [feminine] (Irish), ಎರಕ (eraka) (Kannada), hangarewa (Maori), fundição [feminine] (Portuguese), литьё (litʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), отли́вка (otlívka) [feminine] (Russian), fundición [feminine] (Spanish), fundería [feminine, obsolete] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-UHSsRTi6 Disambiguation of 'manufacturing process using a mold': 2 79 15 1 1 2 1
  3. (countable) An object made in a mold. Tags: countable Translations (object made in a mold): moulage (english: sculpting, modeling) [masculine] (French), pièce (english: metal casting) [feminine] (French), pièce moulée (english: metal casting) [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-rLAqatMZ Disambiguation of 'object made in a mold': 1 15 80 1 0 1 1
  4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W]) Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks): réjection [feminine] (French), pelote de réjection [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-kAWf~Plc Disambiguation of 'regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks': 6 3 2 59 4 15 11
  5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (excreta of an earthworm or similar creature): turricule [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-4VYfHRFz Disambiguation of 'excreta of an earthworm or similar creature': 1 1 1 1 90 4 3
  6. (programming) The act of converting between data types. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms (selection of performers): audition Translations (selection of performers): քասթինգ (kʿastʿing) (Armenian), ка́стинг (kásting) [masculine] (Bulgarian), càsting [masculine] (Catalan), auditie [feminine] (Dutch), aŭdicio (Esperanto), rolulelekto (Esperanto), audition [feminine] (French), კასტინგი (ḳasṭingi) (Georgian), შერჩევა (šerčeva) (Georgian), Casting [neuter] (German), ליהוק (lihúk) [masculine] (Hebrew), szereplőválogatás (english: the process) (Hungarian), szereposztás (english: mostly the result) (Hungarian), キャスティング (kyasutingu) (Japanese), 캐스팅 (kaeseuting) (Korean), casting [masculine] (Polish), ка́стинг (kásting) [masculine] (Russian), прослу́шивание (proslúšivanije) [neuter] (Russian), про́бы (próby) [feminine, plural] (Russian), casting [masculine] (Spanish), audición [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-e2AKOM-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 2 7 8 28 18 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'selection of performers': 13 2 2 11 11 38 23 Disambiguation of 'selection of performers': 13 2 2 11 11 38 23
  7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-casting-en-noun-kXwWrGx9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 2 7 8 28 18 24 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæstɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkastɪŋ/ [Northern-England], /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ [New-York-City] Audio: en-us-casting.ogg [US]
enPR: kăstʹĭng, kästʹĭng Rhymes: -ɑːstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|castynge}} Middle English castynge, {{m|enm|castand}} castand, {{af|en|cast|-ing|id2=participial}} cast + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} casting
  1. present participle and gerund of cast Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cast
    Sense id: en-casting-en-verb-AS598jq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 2 7 8 28 18 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 8 7 6 7 5 18 15 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teilgeoireacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "eraka",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "word": "ಎರಕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "word": "hangarewa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fundição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "litʹjó",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "литьё"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otlívka",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отли́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fundición"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "manufacturing process using a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "fundería"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "sculpting, modeling",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "object made in a mold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moulage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "metal casting",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "object made in a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pièce"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "metal casting",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "object made in a mold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pièce moulée"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "réjection"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pelote de réjection"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "excreta of an earthworm or similar creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turricule"
    }
  ],
  "word": "casting"
}

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