upcast

American  

[uhp-kast, -kahst] / ˈʌpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

1. an act of casting upward.

2. the state of being cast upward.

3. something that is cast or thrown up, as soil or earth in digging.

4. a shaft or passage up which air passes, as from a mine (opposed to downcast).

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adjective

1. cast up; directed or thrown upward.

   The child looked at her father with upcast eyes.

verb (used with object)

upcast, upcasting

1. to cast up or upward.

upcast British  

/ ˈʌpˌkɑːst /

noun

1. material cast or thrown up

2. a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Compare downcast

3. geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards

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adjective

1. directed or thrown upwards

verb

1. (tr) to throw or cast up

Etymology

Origin of upcast

1300–50; Middle English upcasten (v.). See up-, cast

Example Sentences

There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Monsieur Madinier no longer talked as he slowly headed the procession, which followed him in good order, with stretched necks and upcast eyes.

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile

"I should require to know the temperature of the shafts respectively, and the height of the upcast shaft."

From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

One plan was to force fresh air into the downcast, which should in a sense push the foetid air away by the upcast.

From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.

Thus for long the water stretched it, By the sun 'twas warmed and softened, To the land the billows drove it, On the beach a wave upcast it.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias

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