Category:Upcast

Up"cast`, a.

Defn: cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.

Upcast Up"cast`, n.

1. (bowling)

Defn: a cast; a throw. Shak.

2. (mining.)

Defn: 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.

3. An upset, as from a carriage. [scot.]

4. A taunt; a reproach. [scot.] Sir w. Scott.

Upcast Up*cast", v. t.

1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [obs.] Chaucer.

2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [scot.]