Crossword clues for upcast
upcast
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Upcast \Up"cast`\, a.
Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
--Addison.
Upcast \Up"cast`\, n.
(Bowling) A cast; a throw.
--Shak.(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.
An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]
A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
Upcast \Up*cast"\, v. t.
To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]
Wiktionary
Cast up; thrown upward. n. 1 (context bowling English) A cast; a throw. 2 (context mining English) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine. 3 (context Scotland English) An upset, as from a carriage. 4 (context Scotland English) A taunt; a reproach. 5 (context computing English) A cast from subtype to supertype. 6 A message transmitted via upcasting. v
1 (context transitive obsolete English) To cast or throw up; to turn upward. 2 (context transitive Scotland English) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. 3 (context transitive computing English) To cast from subtype to supertype. 4 To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft
WordNet
n. air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
Usage examples of "upcast".
But, oh beware, vain man, of ever waxing enamoured of that wonderful elongation of a male creature you saw reflected in her adoring upcast orbs!
In the upcast light from his torch, standing with bleeding face and arms in the rags of his shirt, he looked like nothing Enli had ever seen or could imagine.
The Messiah of the Orthodox was no gentle American Jesus, meek and mild in a pink nightgown, eyes soulfully upcast, ready to be sacrificed as the lamb of the Lord, already floating to heaven on a cottony cloud.
This was the upcast shaft, which had been built only for the filled tubs to come out.
There she stood, with a light, white garment thrown about her, erect, half-defiant, half yielding to her fear, more graceful than any Greek statue, her arms outstretched, yet motionless, and her eyes upcast, as if praying to her God to protect her.
Hideous under the pale rays lay the two dead men, their glazed eyes upcast to the peace of the blue heavens.
Hers were the kelp and upcast amber, hers the fish, fowl, seals, great whales, and ships.
He swallowed hard at the coke bottle and coughed over it, but he ignored his coughing, for he was still thinking, his eyes upcast and his lips closed behind his hand.
And with far straining eyes, and hands upcast, And feet half raised, declare our painful state, Yearning for wings to reach the fields of truth, Mourning for wisdom, panting to be free.
Teeth gritted in fury, face soaked with the upcast spray of the maelstrom, I followed him with frag fire, trying to keep him in the sight long enough to get a hit.
There was no roadway, as it seemed no pathway at all up the overhanging cliffs-ridges of granite and grey and green rock, belted with mist, crowned by sun, and fretted by the milky, upcasting surf.
In the faint upcast light of the courtyard lamps, he saw her in parts a cheek's curve, her lips sharp as a carving.
In the faint upcast light of the courtyard lamps, he saw her in parts - a cheek's curve, her lips sharp as a carving.