TYPECAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does typecast mean? 

• TYPECAST (verb)
  The verb TYPECAST has 2 senses:

1. cast repeatedly in the same kind of role

2. identify as belonging to a certain type

  Familiarity information: TYPECAST used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYPECAST (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they typecast    ... he / she / it typecasts   
Past simple: typecast   
Past participle: typecast   
-ing form: typecasting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cast repeatedly in the same kind of role

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "typecast" is one way to...):

cast (select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet)

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Identify as belonging to a certain type

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

type; typecast

Context example:

Such people can practically be typed

Hypernyms (to "typecast" is one way to...):

identify (consider to be equal or the same)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody