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
Example Sentences
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There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Caleb's gentle frown was the upcast of paternal bewilderment, partly prideful, partly disconcerting.
From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe
"Then let us send a message to Mr. Winton," she suggested, playing the part of the capricious ingenue to the very upcast of a pair of mischievous eyes.
From A Fool for Love by Francis Lynde
Every star upcast a spear and hurled it down to smite.
From Perpetual Light : a memorial by William Rose Benét
Proud Mette and her nine witches hoar, They hurried screaming to the shore. p. 19She waked on the sea a tempest blast, The sand from the bottom the waves upcast.
From Finnish Arts or Sir Thor and Damsel Thure, a Ballad by George Henry Borrow
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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