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cast

Noun A1 – Beginner

A hard covering, usually made of plaster, worn to protect a broken bone while it heals, or the group of actors in a play or film.

"He had to wear a cast on his arm for six weeks."

"Cast" also means the full group of actors in a show, a completely different meaning from the medical one.