1 [count] : the actors in a play, film, or television show
▪ members of the cast = cast members ▪ The show features an all-star cast. [=a cast that includes many famous actors] ▪ a strong supporting cast [=the actors other than the main stars] ◊The phrase cast of characters is sometimes used to refer to a group of people who have important roles in a book, story, or event.
▪ The cast of characters includes President Johnson and his top advisers during the Vietnam War. 2 [count] : a hard covering that is put on an arm, leg, etc., so that a broken bone can heal
▪ She has a cast on her arm. —called also plaster cast 3 [count] : a container that is used to give its form or shape to something that is poured or pressed into it : mold ; also : an object that is made by using such a container
▪ They made a mask from a wax cast of her face. 4 [singular] literary : the shape or appearance of something
▪ His face had a rugged cast. 5 [singular] : a slight bit of color
▪ old photographs with a reddish cast 6 [singular] : a characteristic of a person or thing : a distinctive quality
▪ She has a skeptical cast of mind. [=she tends to be skeptical] 7 [count] : the act of throwing a fishing line into water with a pole