UPCAST
\ʌpkˈast], \ʌpkˈast], \ʌ_p_k_ˈa_s_t]\
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Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
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A cast; a throw.
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A taunt; a reproach.
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To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
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To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
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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.
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Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
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A cast; a throw.
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A taunt; a reproach.
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To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
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To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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