karsastus — meaning in English

English meaning

• cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
• squint verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.

Senses

karsastus is used for these senses in English:

• cast A squint.
• squint The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
• strabismus A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

cast — full definition

1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

squint — full definition

1. verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.
2. verb To have eyes that point in different directions; to suffer from a vision condition called strabismus.
3. noun An expression made by narrowing the eyes.

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