I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English upcasten, from up + casten to cast — more at cast
: to cast up
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of upcasten
1. : turned or directed upward
saw that she was blind, her face slightly upcast to her companion's — Lawrence Durrell
2. : having an upward draft (as in a mine)
the proposed upcast airway — Economist
III. noun
Etymology: upcast (I)
1. : accident , chance
kissed the jack upon an upcast — Shakespeare
2. chiefly Scotland : reproach , taunt
3. : an upward dislocation of a stratum
4. : the ventilating shaft (as in a mine) up which the air passes after circulation
5. : material that has been thrown up (as by digging)