nounπShareA cast; a throw."The upcast of the ball landed perfectly in the catcher's mitt. "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine."Smoke billowed from the mine's upcast, signaling a potential fire deep below. "geologybuildingstructureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA current of air passed along such a shaft."The strong upcast from the ventilation shaft ruffled the papers on my desk. "environmentweatherbuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn upset, as from a carriage."The sudden upcast from the bumpy train ride made me feel much better. "vehicledisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA taunt; a reproach."Her brother's constant failures in math class became an upcast that she used to tease him at the dinner table. "attitudecommunicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cast from subtype to supertype."Since a Cat is a type of Animal, the Cat object stored as an Animal is an example of an upcast. "computingtechnicaltypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA message transmitted via upcasting."The server received the mobile app's location data as an upcast from the generic data receiver. "computingcommunicationtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cast or throw up; to turn upward."The young boy decided to upcast a handful of pebbles into the air, watching them fall back down. "actiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo taunt; to reproach; to upbraid."Seeing her brother had failed the test, Sarah couldn't resist and upcast him about it. "attitudecharacterlanguagecommunicationwordmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cast from subtype to supertype."The programming language allowed us to upcast a Dog object to an Animal object because a dog is an animal. "computingtechnicaltypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft"The air traffic controller decided to upcast the weather alert, ensuring all planes in the region received the warning about the incoming storm. "technologycommunicationelectronicsspacesignalinternettechnicaldevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCast up; thrown upward."with upcast eyes"physicsactiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading