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one word that breaks a bone, lands a fish, and steals a movie
means To throw or project something — be it a fishing line, a glance, a vote, a shadow, or a role in a play — and also the molded shape, group of actors, or rigid plaster wrapping that results from such throwing or forming.
from From Old Norse 'kasta,' to throw, which sailed into English with the Vikings around the 13th century and elbowed aside the native 'weorpan' (the ancestor of 'warp'). From the plain idea of hurling, English let the word bloom: you cast a line, cast doubt, cast a vote, cast metal in a mold, and finally cast actors into roles — every sense still secretly tossing something somewhere.
- plaster origins
- Bone casts date back over 4,000 years to Egypt
- casting call
- Fly fishing casts can travel over 100 feet
- social ranks
- From Latin meaning to throw, like dice
- broadcast roots
- Radio broadcasting literally means casting voices widely
- final word
- Outcast, forecast, podcast all hurl something somewhere
the cast of friends — 6 actors (cox, aniston, perry, schwimmer, leblanc, turtle) starring in nbc sitcom 1994-2004
cast of grey's anatomy — medical drama ensemble led by ellen pompeo that premiered 2005 with 11 seasons