Offcast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Offcast is a verb meaning (transitive) To cast off; shed.
Meaning
(transitive) To cast off; shed.
More Meanings
- (transitive, theater, television) To remove from the cast of a production.
- That which is rejected as useless.
Example Sentences
[...] and Paramount was not inclined to offcast its stars, the story was dropped.
The experiment to offcast Davis began in 1937 with That Certain Woman; "She's a lady," we are told.
White actresses were able to maintain a more multidimensional star persona than actresses of color, thanks in large part to their ability to off-cast themselves in challenging roles and control their off-screen image through publicity.
Word Forms
- offcasts
- offcasting
- offcasted
- off-cast
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include off-cast, cast off, offthrow, forthcast, shed, forcast.
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