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upcast

noun
  1. A cast; a throw.

  2. The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.

  3. A current of air passed along such a shaft.

Synonymsupcast pit, upcast shaft
verb
  1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

  2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

  3. To cast from subtype to supertype.

Antonymsdowncast
adjective
  1. Cast up; thrown upward.

    "with upcast eyes"

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