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Meaning of upcast

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

upcast

noun

Definitions

  1. A cast; a throw.

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

  3. A current of air passed along such a shaft.

  4. An upset, as from a carriage.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

  2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

  3. To cast from subtype to supertype.

    Antonyms:downcast
  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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cast up; thrown upward.

    Example: with upcast eyes