type cast

[tahyp-kast, -kahst] / ˈtaɪpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

VERB

pigeonhole

Synonyms

STRONG

assort class classify defer delay dismiss file group hold label peg postpone rank sideline sort tab table

WEAK

hold off hold up lay aside put aside put down as put off put on hold put on ice put on the back burner

Antonyms

STRONG

advance disorder expedite forward hasten hurry maintain scatter

Example Sentences

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Are you afraid of being type cast as the romantic hero?

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2012

Because of excessive ornamentation in his earlier work, Yamasaki's critics have tended to type cast him as an "exterior decorator," or cosmetician.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just once Winston caught a phrase— “complete and final elimination of Goldsteinism”—jerked out very rapidly and, as it seemed, all in one piece, like a line of type cast solid.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The foregoing refers more particularly to type cast by the regular foundries.

From Type Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #1 by Stewart, A. A.

Think of having a new set of type cast, paper especially 398 made, etc., in order to set up rubbish that is not fit for the Saturday Scotsman.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

type cast

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