Word Meaning

upcast definition and meaning

a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
n. A cast; a throw.
n. 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.
n. An upset, as from a carriage.
n. A taunt; a reproach.
v. t. To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
v. t. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.