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CAST AROUND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does cast around mean?

• CAST AROUND (verb)
The verb CAST AROUND has 1 sense:

1. search anxiously

Familiarity information: CAST AROUND used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CAST AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

cast around ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Search anxiously

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

beat about; cast about; cast around

Hypernyms (to "cast around" is one way to...):

explore; research; search (inquire into)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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