Cast and Caste are often mixed up. Cast (verb) means Throw (something) in a specified direction/ cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface, while Caste (noun) means Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
Meaning: Throw (something) in a specified direction/ cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.
Synonyms: Throw, Fling, Pitch, Hurl, Bowl, Dash, Lob, Launch, Project, Propel, Send.
Example: The old tree cast a shadow over the flowers in the garden.
Meaning: Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
Synonyms: Class, Social Class, Social Order, Social Division, Grade, Group, Stratum, Degree.
Example: In the tribe, there is a caste system based on skin color with the darker-skinned people comprising the lower class.
