umbecast /ˌʌmbəˈkæst/ verb6 •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. — 1889 •To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around. •To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade •To bind, tie up. •(dialect, no longer used) To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place). •(dialect, no longer used) To consider, ponder. formsumbecasting · umbecasts