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verb transitive

P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. δικεῖν (2nd aor.), ἰάπτειν; see throw.

be cast in damages: Ar. and P. ὀφλισκάνειν.

cast in one's mind: see ponder.

cast lots: P. and V. κληροῦσθαι; see lot.

no lot was cast: V. κλῆρος… οὐκ ἐπάλλετο (Sophocles, Antigone 396).

cast metal: Ar. χοανεύειν (absol.); see mould.

cast a vote: P. and V. ψῆφον φέρειν, ψῆφον τίθεσθαι; see vote.

cast about: see scatter.

cast about for: see seek.

cast around: P. and V. περιβάλλειν.

cast (glances) around: V. κυκλοῦν διαφέρειν; see roll.

they stood upright and cast glances around: ἔστησαν ὀρθαὶ καὶ διήνεγκαν κόρας (Euripides, Bacchae 1087).

cast ashore: see under ashore.

cast aside: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν, μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι, V. ἐκρίπτειν.

lose wilfully: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.

reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι; see reject.

cast away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν; see cast aside.

cast down: P. and V. καταβάλλειν, V. καταρρίπτειν; see throw down.

cast down upon: V. ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τί τινι), ἐπεμβάλλειν (τι).

bring low: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, V. καταρρέπειν, κλίνειν.

be cast down: Met., P. and V. ἀθυμεῖν, V. δυσθυμεῖσθαι.

cast in: P. and V. εἰσβάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see throw in.

cast in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).

cast off: see cast aside, throw off.

verb intransitive of a ship: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, ἀνάγεσθαι.

cast on: P. and V. ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).

cast out: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἐξωθεῖν, ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπωθεῖν, ἀπορρίπτειν, V. ἐκρίπτειν.

cast out as a prey to dogs and birds: κυσὶν πρόβλητος οἰωνοῖς θ' ἕλωρ (Sophocles, Ajax 830).

be cast out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, V. ἐκπίτνειν.

cast up: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, ἀναδιδόναι (Euripides, Fragment); see throw up.

reckon: P. and V. λογίζεσθαι.

of the sea: see cast ashore, under ashore.

cast up in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).

substantive

act of throwing: P. ῥῖψις, ἡ.

throw, range: P. and V. βολή, ἡ.

of the dice: V. βλῆμα, τό, βολή, ἡ; see throw.

of a quoit: V. δίσκημα, τό (Sophocles, Fragment).

casting of a vote: P. and V. ψήφου φορά, ἡ.

of a net in fishing: V. βόλος, ὁ.

the man approaches within range of our cast: V. ἁνὴρ εἰς βόλον καθίσταται (Euripides, Bacchae 847).

cast in metal: P. and V. τύπος, ὁ.

shape, character: P. and V. τύπος, ὁ, σχῆμα, τό.