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  1. 1. a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A cast; a throw. Source: opted
  3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. An upset, as from a carriage. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A taunt; a reproach. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Source: wordnet
  9. 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.] Source: webster
  10. 10. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n. air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Source: ecdict

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