upcast

English

Etymology

From Middle English upcasten, equivalent to up- +‎ cast.

Adjective

upcast (comparative more upcast, superlative most upcast)

1. Cast up; thrown upward.

   with upcast eyes

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Noun

upcast (plural upcasts)

1. (bowling) A cast; a throw.

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2. (mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
3. (Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.
4. (Scotland) A taunt; a reproach.

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5. (computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.
6. 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 upcast or upcasted)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
2. (transitive, Scotland) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
3. (transitive, computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.
4. 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
• catsup

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌpˈkast/

Verb

tae upcast (third-person singular simple present upcasts, present participle upcastin, simple past upcast, past participle upcast)

1. To upcast.
2. To reproach or taunt.