Cast and Direct

Cast

Cast verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: cast her eyes skyward for signs of the rescue plane

Direct is a synonym for cast in bestow topic. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Cast", when it comes to topics like seek, issue, emit, throw.

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Direct

Direct verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: we quickly directed our attention toward the noise coming from the rear

Cast is a synonym for direct in seek topic. You can use "Cast" instead a verb "Direct", if it concerns topics such as aim, issue, guide.

Common collocations

fire cast fire direct fire
power cast power direct power
man cast man direct man
people cast people direct people
Other words: someone, player, times, lightning, actors, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue" Done in an even bigger way in the later seasons with Jenny writing a book (which gets made into a movie that she gets to cast and direct) featuring thinly-veiled copies of the entire main cast, with her as the Mary Sue.
  • Manga / Uchuu Kyoudai The engineering team that are developing a new rover are direct, DIRECT physical dopplegangers of the Ghostbusters cast.
  • Film / Touch of Evil In version one, Charlton Heston was cast in the film but on learning that Welles was also cast, he insisted that he direct the film.
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