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Verb

1. {{lb|en|physical}} {{non-gloss|To move, or be moved, away.}}
2. To [[direct]] (one's eyes, gaze etc.). {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|dated|_|except in|_|accounting}} To [[add up]] (a [[column]] of [[figures]], accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|social}} {{non-gloss|To predict, to decide, to plan.}}
5. To perform, bring forth (a magical [[spell]] or enchantment).
6. To [[throw]] (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
7. {{lb|en|archaic}} To give birth to (a child) [[prematurely]]; to [[miscarry]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
8. {{senseid|en|metal}} To shape (molten metal etc.) by [[pour]]ing into a [[mould]]; to make (an object) in such a way. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
9. To [[twist]] or [[warp]] (of fabric, timber etc.). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
10. {{lb|en|nautical}} To bring the [[bow]]s of a [[sailing ship]] on to the required [[tack]] just as the [[anchor]] is [[weighed]] by use of the [[headsail]]; to bring (a ship) round. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
11. To [[deposit]] (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|computing}} To [[change]] a [[variable]] [[type]] from, for example, [[integer]] to [[real]], or integer to text. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

Noun

1. An act of [[throwing]].
2. The number rolled on a [[die]] when it is thrown.
3. {{lb|en|fishing}} An instance of [[throwing]] out a [[fishing line]].
4. Something which has been thrown, [[dispersed]] etc.
5. A small [[mass]] of earth "thrown off" or [[excrete]]d by a [[worm]].
6. {{lb|en|theater}} The [[collective]] group of actors [[perform]]ing a [[play]] or [[production]] together.
7. The [[casting]] [[procedure]].
8. An object made in a [[mould]].
9. A [[supportive]] and [[immobilising]] [[device]] used to help [[mend]] broken [[bone]]s.
10. The mould used to make cast objects.
11. {{lb|en|hawking|collective}} The number of [[hawk]]s (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a [[pair]] of hawks.
12. A [[squint]].

Adjective

1. Of an animal, such as a [[horse]] or [[sheep]]: [[lying#Etymology 1|Lying]] in a [[position]] from which it cannot [[rise]] on its own.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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