upcast verb & noun.
[as verb ʌp'kɑ:st, as noun 'ʌpkɑ:st] ME.[from UP- + CAST verb, noun1.]A. verb trans. Pa. t. & pple
upcast.
1. Utter loudly. Only in
ME.2. Cast or throw upwards.
LME.b. Utter as a reproach.
Scot. &
north. E19.3. Direct (a look, the eyes, etc.) upwards. Long only as
upcast ppl adjective.
LME.4. Throw or force open (a gate etc.).
Scot. LME-M16.b. noun.
1. (A mass of) soil or other material thrown up in digging, ploughing, etc.
M16.2. A chance, an accident.
rare.
E17.b. An upset.
Scot. E19.3. A reproach, a taunt; a ground or occasion of this.
Scot. &
north. E17.4. Mining &
Geology. =
UPTHROW noun 1a.
L18.5. Mining. A ventilating shaft through which air leaves a mine. Also
upcast shaft.
M19.6. The action or an act of casting or throwing something upwards.
L19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲