Thesaurus: upcast

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1. a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
2. n. A cast; a throw.
3. n. 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.
4. n. An upset, as from a carriage.
5. n. A taunt; a reproach.
6. v. t. To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
7. v. t. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
8. n. air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
9. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison. 1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. Shak. 2. (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. 3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.] 4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]
10. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.
11. n. air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine