upcast
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English upcasten, equivalent to up- + cast.
Adjective
upcast (comparative more upcast, superlative most upcast)
- Cast up; thrown upward.
- with upcast eyes
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Joseph Addison to this entry?)
Noun
upcast (plural upcasts)
- (bowling) A cast; a throw.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
- (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 upcast or upcasted)
- (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
Scots
Pronunciation
Verb
upcast (third-person singular simple present upcasts, present participle upcastin, simple past upcast, past participle upcast)
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