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upcasts

upcasts is the plural of upcast.

upcasts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upcast.

Meaning of upcast

Noun

upcast (plural upcasts)

  1. A cast; a throw.
    • When I kissed the jack, upon an upcast to be hit away1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
  3. A current of air passed along such a shaft.
  4. (Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.
  5. (Scotland) A taunt; a reproach.
    • for what with the upcast and terror that I got a wee while syne, and what wi' the wee bit taste that I behoved to take of the plottie while I was making it, my head is sair eneugh distressed the night already.1823 December 23 (indicated as 1824), [Walter Scott], St Ronan’s Well. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co....
  6. A cast from subtype to supertype.

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Questions about upcasts

What is upcasts the plural of?
Upcasts is the plural of upcast.

Words near upcasts in the dictionary

  1. upcarried
  2. upcasing
  3. upcast
  4. upcasted
  5. upcasting
  6. upcasts
  7. upcaught
  8. upcharge
  9. upcharged
  10. upcharges
  11. upcharging

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