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typecast — ► VERB (past and past part. typecast) (usu. be typecast) 1) repeatedly cast (an actor) in the same type of role because their appearance is appropriate or they are known for such roles. 2) regard as fitting a stereotype … English terms dictionary
Typecast — es una banda de rock alternativo de Filipinas. Siendo una de las bandas más populares en línea, Typecast fue pionera sobre el levantamiento en Myspace, Purevolume y entre otras sobre la promoción de un marketing, relacionados con la sociedad y… … Wikipedia Español
typecast — [tīp′kast΄] vt. typecast, typecasting to cast (an actor) repeatedly in the same type of part, or in the part of a character whose traits are very much like the actor s own … English World dictionary
typecast — also type cast, with reference to actors, 1946 (adj. and v.), perhaps a deliberate pun on the verbal phrase in the print type founding sense (attested from 1847). See TYPE (Cf. type) (n.) + CAST (Cf. cast) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
typecast — v. (D; tr.) to typecast as; in (to be typecast in a certain role) * * * [ taɪpkɑːst] in (to be typecast in a certain role) (D; tr.) to typecast as … Combinatory dictionary
typecast — [[t]ta͟ɪpkɑːst, kæst[/t]] typecasts, typecasting VERB: usu passive (The form typecast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) If an actor is typecast, they play the same type of character in every play or film… … English dictionary
typecast — UK [ˈtaɪpˌkɑːst] / US [ˈtaɪpˌkæst] verb [transitive] Word forms typecast : present tense I/you/we/they typecast he/she/it typecasts present participle typecasting past tense typecast past participle typecast 1) to always give an actor the same… … English dictionary
typecast — /tuyp kast , kahst /, v.t., typecast, typecasting. Theat. 1. to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer. 2. to cast (a performer) repeatedly in … Universalium
typecast — type|cast [ˈtaıpka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle typecast [T] 1.) to always give an actor the same type of character to play ▪ He always gets typecast as the villain. 2.) to give someone a particular type of job, activity etc to do … Dictionary of contemporary English
typecast — verb (past and past participle typecast) 1》 cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles. 2》 regard as fitting a stereotype … English new terms dictionary
