The difference between Cast and Throw

When used as nouns, cast means an act of throwing, whereas throw means the flight of a thrown object.

When used as verbs, cast means to throw, whereas throw means to twist or turn.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cast and Throw

  1. Cast as a verb (physical):

    To throw. To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea. Specifically, to throw down or aside. To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. To cause (a horse or other large animal) to lie down with its legs underneath it. To remove, take off (clothes). To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water. To vomit. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. To throw out or emit; to exhale.

  2. Cast as a verb:

    To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

  3. Cast as a verb (dated):

    To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

  4. Cast as a verb (social):

    To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). To plan, intend. To assign (a role in a play or performance). To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor). To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan. To impose; to bestow; to rest. To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict. To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.

    Examples:

    "The director cast the part carefully."

    "The director cast John Smith as King Lear."

    "to cast about for reasons"

    "to be cast in damages"

    "a casting voice"

  5. Cast as a verb:

    To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

  6. Cast as a verb:

    To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.

  7. Cast as a verb (archaic):

    To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

  8. Cast as a verb (printing, dated):

    To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. To stereotype or electrotype.

  9. Cast as a verb:

    To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).

  10. Cast as a verb (nautical):

    To bring the bows 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.

  11. Cast as a verb:

    To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).

  12. Cast as a verb (computing):

    To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.

    Examples:

    "'Casting is generally an indication of bad design."

  13. Cast as a verb (hunting):

    Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.

  14. Cast as a verb (medicine):

    To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.

    Examples:

    "rfex some are still missing examples"

  15. Cast as a verb (Wicca):

    To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.

  1. Cast as a noun:

    An act of throwing.

  2. Cast as a noun:

    Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.

  3. Cast as a noun:

    A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.

    Examples:

    "The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts."

  4. Cast as a noun:

    The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

    Examples:

    "He’s in the cast of Oliver."

    "The cast was praised for a fine performance."

  5. Cast as a noun:

    The casting procedure.

    Examples:

    "The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing."

  6. Cast as a noun:

    An object made in a mould.

    Examples:

    "The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part."

  7. Cast as a noun:

    A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

    Examples:

    "The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm."

  8. Cast as a noun:

    The mould used to make cast objects.

    Examples:

    "A plaster cast was made from his face''."

  9. Cast as a noun (hawking):

    The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.

  10. Cast as a noun:

    A squint.

  11. Cast as a noun:

    Visual appearance.

    Examples:

    "Her features had a delicate cast to them."

  12. Cast as a noun:

    The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.

    Examples:

    "a cast of mind, a mental tendency."

  13. Cast as a noun:

    An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.

  14. Cast as a noun:

    Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.

  15. Cast as a noun:

    A group of crabs.

  1. Throw as a verb (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):

    To twist or turn.

    Examples:

    "A thrown nail. "

  2. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Examples:

    "'throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

  3. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To eject or cause to fall off.

  4. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Examples:

    "'throw the switch"

  5. Throw as a verb (ceramics):

    To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

  6. Throw as a verb (transitive, cricket):

    Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

  7. Throw as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

    Examples:

    "If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid operation exception."

  8. Throw as a verb (sports):

    To intentionally lose a game.

    Examples:

    "The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

  9. Throw as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To confuse or mislead.

    Examples:

    "The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

  10. Throw as a verb (figuratively):

    To send desperately.

    Examples:

    "Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

  11. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To imprison.

    Examples:

    "The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

  12. Throw as a verb:

    To organize an event, especially a party.

  13. Throw as a verb:

    To roll (a die or dice).

  14. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

  15. Throw as a verb (transitive, bridge):

    To discard.

  16. Throw as a verb (martial arts):

    To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

  17. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of one's voice):

    To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

  18. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

  19. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To project or send forth.

  20. Throw as a verb:

    To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

  21. Throw as a verb:

    To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  22. Throw as a verb (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.):

    To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

  23. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To install a bridge.

  1. Throw as a noun:

    The flight of a thrown object

    Examples:

    "What a great throw by the quarterback!"

  2. Throw as a noun:

    The act of throwing something.

    Examples:

    "With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow."

  3. Throw as a noun:

    One's ability to throw

    Examples:

    "He's got a girl's throw."

    "He's always had a pretty decent throw."

  4. Throw as a noun:

    A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.

  5. Throw as a noun:

    A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

  6. Throw as a noun:

    A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

    Examples:

    "Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."

  1. Throw as a noun:

    Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  2. Throw as a noun (veterinary):

    The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

  1. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of animals):

    To give birth to.

  1. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A moment, time, occasion.

  2. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A period of time; a while.

  1. Throw as a noun:

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