Cast
Cast verb - To throw or give off.
Pick is a synonym for cast in choose topic. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a verb "Cast", when it comes to topics like allocation, select for activity.
Pick
Pick verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.
How words are described
| good | good cast | good pick |
| female | female cast | female pick |
| high | high cast | high pick |
| full | full cast | full pick |
| Other adjectives: long, regular, original, many, single, small, strong, powerful, large, great, final, less, last, rotating. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He is manically depressed, Surrounded by Idiots, and his "brain the size of a planet" is ignored by the whole cast, who instead make him open doors and pick up papers.
Source: Jerkass Woobie / Literature - Haywire: Gina Carano makes for a great action heroine (and is Bob's pick to play Wonder Woman), and the high-caliber supporting cast is a treat to see in a movie like this.
- On the other hand, one cast member was Genre Savvy enough to figure out the twist when they were asked to pick who should be eliminated that they were supposed to choose themselves.
Source: Reality Show Genre Blindness
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