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upcast

/ˈʌpkæst/ /ˈʌpkɑːst/

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noun

A cast; a throw.

Examples :

"The upcast of the ball landed perfectly in the catcher's mitt. "

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noun

The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.

Examples :

"Smoke billowed from the mine's upcast, signaling a potential fire deep below. "

geology building structure industry

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noun

A current of air passed along such a shaft.

Examples :

"The strong upcast from the ventilation shaft ruffled the papers on my desk. "

environment weather building architecture

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noun

An upset, as from a carriage.

Examples :

"The sudden upcast from the bumpy train ride made me feel much better. "

vehicle disaster

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noun

A taunt; a reproach.

Examples :

"Her brother's constant failures in math class became an upcast that she used to tease him at the dinner table. "

attitude communication language word

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noun

A cast from subtype to supertype.

Examples :

"Since a `Cat` is a type of `Animal`, the `Cat` object stored as an `Animal` is an example of an upcast. "

computing technical type

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noun

A message transmitted via upcasting.

Examples :

"The server received the mobile app's location data as an upcast from the generic data receiver. "

computing communication technology

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verb

To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

Examples :

"The young boy decided to upcast a handful of pebbles into the air, watching them fall back down. "

action direction

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verb

To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

Examples :

"Seeing her brother had failed the test, Sarah couldn't resist and upcast him about it. "

attitude character language communication word moral

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verb

To cast from subtype to supertype.

Examples :

"The programming language allowed us to upcast a `Dog` object to an `Animal` object because a dog is an animal. "

computing technical type

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verb

To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft

Examples :

"The air traffic controller decided to upcast the weather alert, ensuring all planes in the region received the warning about the incoming storm. "

technology communication electronics space signal internet technical device machine

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adjective

Cast up; thrown upward.

Examples :

"with upcast eyes"

physics action direction