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

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Example Sentences

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upcast upcasting

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

I see one of the cages is at bank, and the force of the explosion is in the upcast shaft.

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

This is effectually done by two shafts, called respectively the downcast and the upcast shaft.

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

Then, at last, My lids upcast, Our eyes met, I smiled and she smiled, And I shut mine again and truly slept.

From Poems New and Old by John Freeman

I saw wild hands upcast to the gloom above, a shrunken, pallid face, the gleam of snow-white hair.

From Martin Conisby's Vengeance by Jeffery Farnol

The roguish upcasting of starry eyes, and the deprecating little manner, tied my tongue for the instant.

From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey

She said it with infinite sadness in her voice and an upcasting of eyes that were swimming.

From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe

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