UPCAST

upcast

(noun) air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

upcast (comparative more upcast, superlative most upcast)

Cast up; thrown upward.

Noun

upcast (plural upcasts)

(bowling) A cast; a throw.

(mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.

(mining) A current of air passed along such a shaft.

(Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.

(Scotland) A taunt; a reproach.

(computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.

A message transmitted via upcasting.

Synonyms

• (mining): upcast pit, upcast shaft

Coordinate terms

• (mining): downcast

Verb

upcast (third-person singular simple present upcasts, present participle upcasting, simple past and past participle upcasted or upcast)

(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

(transitive, Scotland) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

(transitive, computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.

Antonym: downcast

To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft

Anagrams

• acts up, caputs, cast up, catsup

Source: Wiktionary

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Up"cast`, a.

Definition: Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.

Up"cast`, n.

1. (Bowling)

Definition: A cast; a throw. Shak.

2. (Mining.)

Definition: The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.

3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]

4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Up*cast", v. t.

1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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