die-cast

verb

To make an object by pouring a liquid or molten material into a reusable mold or die in which the material hardens.

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Meanings

verbdie-cast (third-person singular simple present die-casts, present participle die-casting, simple past and past participle die-cast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) die-casted)

present singular third person die-casts · participle present die-casting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes die-casted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes die-casted · alternative diecast

  1. transitiveTo make an object by pouring a liquid or molten material into a reusable mold or die in which the material hardens.
noundie-cast (plural die-casts)

plural die-casts · alternative diecast

  1. A model or object made by this technique.
adjectivedie-cast (not comparable)

alternative diecast

  1. not comparablePertaining to having been cast in a die.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveformed by forcing molten metal into a die

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From die + cast: From using a mold (die) to create a molding (cast).

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APA

die-cast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die-cast

MLA

“die-cast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die-cast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “die-cast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die-cast.

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