Casting

1. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
3. of Cast
4. The warping of a board.
5. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
6. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.