upcast
Plural: upcasts
Noun
- air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
- A cast; a throw.
- The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
- A current of air passed along such a shaft.
- An upset, as from a carriage.
- A taunt; a reproach.
- A cast from subtype to supertype.
- A message transmitted via upcasting.
Adj
- Cast up; thrown upward.
Verb
Verb Forms: upcast, upcasting, upcasts
- To throw or direct upwards, often with a glance.
- To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
- To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
- To cast from subtype to supertype.
- To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft
Examples
- After his opponent scored 50 points, he could only UPCAST his eyes in disbelief.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English upcasten, equivalent to up- + cast.
Synonyms
upcast pit, upcast shaft
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
upcast: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordupcast: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
upcast: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
upcast: valid Words With Friends Word