cast1, s.1aUrchar m (cloiche, díslí); cur m, dul m (eangaí). Nau: Cast of the lead, urchar m den luaidhe. bFish: Buille m dorú. 2aEarth-worm casts, cacanna péisteanna talún. bHusb: Uain mpl, toirtíní mpl. 3Ap: Macshaithe f. 4aMetall: Teilgean m. bMúnla m. To take a cast of sth., múnla a dhéanamh de rud. 5aA man of his cast, a mhacasamhail d'fhear; fear dá shórt. Cast of mind, intinn den chineál sin. Cast of features, ceannaithe fpl. b (Arrangement) Cast of a sentence, teilgean m abairte. 6He has a cast in his eye, tá claonfhéachaint, fiarshúil, ann. 7Suimiú m (figiúirí). 8Th: Foireann f (aisteoirí); riar m na bpáirteanna.
cast2, v.tr.1aCaithim, teilgim (cloch); caithim (scáth). The die is cast, tá an crann caite. You needn't cast it in his teeth, níl aon chall duit é a chasadh leis. Nau: To cast the lead, an luaidhe a theilgean. S.a. ASPERSION 2. b (Of reptile) To cast its slough, a chraiceann a scoitheadh. (Of bird) It casts its feathers, folann sé. (Of pers.) He casts a garment, caitheann sé de ball éadaigh. S.a. SHOE1 2. cHusb: The sheep cast her lamb, chaill an chaora marbhuan. 2Fish: To cast the line, an dorú a chaitheamh amach. 3Caithim (vóta). 4Astrol: To cast a horoscope, tuismeá m a dhéanamh. S.a. LOT 1. 5To cast (up) figures, figiúirí a chur le chéile, a shuimiú. S.a. ACCOUNT1 1. 6To cast a horse, (i) capall a leagan; (ii) Mil: capall a chuileáil. 7Jur: Caithim. He was cast in damages, gearradh damáiste air. 8Metall: Teilgim. Typ: To cast a page, leathanach a phlátáil. S.a. MOULD2 2. 9Th: To cast a play, na páirteanna a riaradh. To cast s.o. for a part, duine a thoghadh do pháirt.