| cast iron |
an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition. |
| cast pearls before swine |
to offer or provide something of value to persons who cannot understand or appreciate it. |
| cast steel |
steel shaped by casting rather than rolling or forging. |
| cast the first stone |
to be the first to accuse someone of wrongdoing. |
| cast-iron |
made of cast iron. [2 definitions] |
| casting vote |
the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to break a tie, as in a legislative body. |
| die casting |
the process of forcing molten metal into a metallic mold under pressure to make castings. [2 definitions] |
| fly casting |
the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting a heavy line, from a lightweight flexible rod, to which an artificial fly has been attached by means of a light leader. |
| fly-cast |
to fish by casting an artificial fly, attached to a light leader, which is in turn attached to a heavy line, with a lightweight, flexible rod. |
| plaster cast |
a sturdy rigid covering consisting of gauze saturated in plaster of Paris which is wrapped, when still wet, around a fractured limb or other part to prevent movement during healing. [2 definitions] |
| sand-cast |
to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into a mold made of sand. |
| surf casting |
fishing by standing on the sea shore and casting the line beyond the surf. |
| the die is cast |
a decision has been made and will not be reversed. |
| type-cast |
in printing, to prepare or cast (type). [2 definitions] |