upcast
Americannoun
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an act of casting upward.
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the state of being cast upward.
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something that is cast or thrown up, as soil or earth in digging.
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a shaft or passage up which air passes, as from a mine (opposed to downcast).
adjective
verb (used with object)
noun
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material cast or thrown up
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a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Compare downcast
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geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards
adjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of upcast
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There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Another was to exhaust the upcast, and so draw the gases in the train of the exhausted air.
From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Edward A. Martin
This I saw by the faint upcast rays of the lanterns they had lit for guidance.
From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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
Every star upcast a spear and hurled it down to smite.
From Perpetual Light : a memorial by William Rose Benét
She said it with infinite sadness in her voice and an upcasting of eyes that were swimming.
From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe
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
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