umbecast

verb
/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/

Etymology

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

  1. inherited from umbecasten

Definitions

  1. To cast about

    To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

  2. To consider, ponder.

  3. To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.

    • […]and the dog came after, and umbecast about, for she had lost the very perfect feute of the hind.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To surround, encircle, beset

      To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.

    2. To bind, tie up.

    3. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA