pick vs casting

casting vs pick

pick and casting both are nouns.

pick is a verb but casting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No
casting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, casting is a hyponym of pick; that is, casting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pick:

pick: the act of choosing or selecting
casting: the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

Other hyponyms of pick include coloration, colouration, sampling, conclusion, decision, determination, volition, willing, election, ballot, balloting, vote, voting, excerption.

pick (noun)	casting (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body	the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends	the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material	object formed by a mold
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
the person or thing chosen or selected
the best people or things in a group
the quantity of a crop that is harvested

pick (verb)	casting (verb)
remove in small bits
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
select carefully from a group
harass with constant criticism
eat intermittently; take small bites of
hit lightly with a picking motion
look for and gather
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
provoke
pay for something
pilfer or rob

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