cast on

verb

cast on; casting on; casts on

transitive verb

: to place (stitches) on a knitting needle for beginning or enlarging knitted work

Examples of cast on in a Sentence

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Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz joined the cast on March 21, per Variety. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025 The outlet said the issues were so serious that boom operators were having to use shadows cast on the receiver aircraft to guide the fueling device into the receptacle, an operation made more difficult on cloudy days. Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 Watch Gaga put the SNL cast on blast in the new promo above. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025 Layman, who is out of the hospital, showed off the new pink cast on her foot. Hanna Park, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cast on

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cast on was in 1840

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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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