Cast
Cast verb - To throw or give off.
Usage example: spermaceti candles, made from whale oil, are known to cast an exceptionally bright light
Expel and cast are semantically related in throw away topic. In some cases you can use "Expel" instead a verb "Cast".
Expel
Expel verb - To throw or give off.
Usage example: something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
Cast and expel are semantically related in throw away topic. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead a verb "Expel".
Common collocations
| fire | cast fire | expel fire |
| life | cast life | expel life |
| way | cast way | expel way |
| characters | cast characters | expel characters |
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Expel and Cast. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cast/expel
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