off-cast
off-cast is the alternative form of offcast.
Meaning of offcast
Verb
offcast (third-person singular simple present offcasts, present participle offcasting, simple past and past participle offcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) offcasted)
- To cast off; shed.
- To remove from the cast of a production.
- The experiment to offcast Davis began in 1937 with That Certain Woman; "She's a lady," we are told.1985, Tino Balio, The American film industry
Forms of off-cast
| third-person singular present | off-casts |
|---|---|
| present participle | off-casting |
| past participle | off-cast |
| past | off-cast |
| past participle common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimes | off-casted |
| past common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimes | off-casted |
Origin of off-cast
From off- + cast.
Questions about off-cast
- What is off-cast the alternative form of?
- Off-cast is the alternative form of offcast.
Words near off-cast in the dictionary
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