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1 cast around
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2 cast about
cast about, cast around,cast round1 (naarstig/koortsachtig) zoeken♦voorbeelden: -
3 cast
n. een groep acteurs (die deelnemen in een toneelstuk of musical); gips; scheel kijken--------v. gooien, werpen; vastzetten; nonsens vertellencast1[ ka:st] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 〈 benaming voor〉 iets wat geworpen wordt ⇒ lijn 〈 met kunstvlieg als aas〉; braakbal; afgeworpen huid3 gietvorm ⇒ model; afdruk5 neiging ⇒ hang, zweem(pje)♦voorbeelden:————————cast2♦voorbeelden:→ cast about cast about/, cast around cast around/1 (be/uit)rekenen ⇒ (be)cijferen, calculeren; optellen; trekken 〈 horoscoop〉♦voorbeelden:1 〈 benaming voor〉 werpen ⇒ (van zich) afwerpen; weggooien, uitgooien; laten vallen; afwerpen 〈 huid van dier〉; verliezen 〈 hoefijzer〉; neerkwakken; (ontijdig) bevallen van♦voorbeelden:cast ashore • op de kust/het strand werpena man cast in the right mold • iemand uit het goede hout gesneden
См. также в других словарях:
cast\ around — • cast about • cast around v literary 1. To look everywhere; search. The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal s place. 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something.… … Словарь американских идиом
cast around for — ˌcast a ˈround for ˌcast a ˈbout for british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast around for he/she/it casts around for present participle casting around for past tense … Useful english dictionary
cast around for something — ˌcast aˈbout/aˈround for sth derived to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult • She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation. • The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.… … Useful english dictionary
cast around — ► cast about (or around or round) search far and wide. Main Entry: ↑cast … English terms dictionary
cast around for — phrasal verb cast around for or cast about for [transitive] Word forms cast around for : present tense I/you/we/they cast around for he/she/it casts around for present participle casting around for past tense cast around for past participle cast… … English dictionary
cast around for — PHRASAL VERB If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it. [V P P n] She had been casting around for a good excuse to go to New York. (in BRIT, also use cast about for) … English dictionary
cast around — verb search anxiously (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cast about, ↑beat about • Hypernyms: ↑research, ↑search, ↑explore • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
cast around — intransitive verb Date: 1904 cast about … New Collegiate Dictionary
cast around/round — ► cast about (or around or round) search far and wide. Main Entry: ↑cast … English terms dictionary
cast about for — ˌcast a ˈround for ˌcast a ˈbout for british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast around for he/she/it casts around for present participle casting around for … Useful english dictionary
cast\ about — • cast about • cast around v literary 1. To look everywhere; search. The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal s place. 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something.… … Словарь американских идиом