cast

As nouns the difference between cast and platoon

is that cast is moment or cast can be luck, fortune while platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

As a verb platoon is

(baseball) to alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher.

As a noun cast

is moment or cast can be luck, fortune.

As a verb summate is

to sum, add up; perform a summation.

Launch is a synonym of cast.

In nautical terms the difference between cast and launch

is that cast is to bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round while launch is an open boat of any size powered by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. (Compare Spanish lancha..

In transitive terms the difference between cast and launch

is that cast is to assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor) while launch is to send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation.

As verbs the difference between cast and launch

is that cast is To move, or be moved, away.launch is to throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly; to send off, propel with force.

As nouns the difference between cast and launch

is that cast is an act of throwing while launch is the act of launching.

As nouns the difference between cast and bandage

is that cast is moment or cast can be luck, fortune while bandage is .

As nouns the difference between cast and helix

is that cast is an act of throwing while helix is a curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

As a verb cast

is To move, or be moved, away.