'Upcast' definitions:
Definition of 'upcast'
(from WordNet)
noun
Air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
Definition of 'Upcast'
From: GCIDE
- Upcast \Up"cast`\, a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Upcast'
From: GCIDE
- Upcast \Up"cast`\, n.
- 1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Upcast'
From: GCIDE
- Upcast \Up*cast"\, v. t.
- 1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'upcast'
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