Definitions

upcast

[uhp-kast, -kahst] / ˈʌpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

VERB

jack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hoist shove

STRONG

boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upheave uplift upraise

WEAK

bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin

VERB

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost establish lift promote rear set up

STRONG

cock construct elevate erect exalt heave hoist lever mount pry shove upheave uplift upraise

WEAK

bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy drop

STRONG

decrease lower raze

WEAK

abandon demolish finish lessen

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There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Caleb's gentle frown was the upcast of paternal bewilderment, partly prideful, partly disconcerting.

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.

I see one of the cages is at bank, and the force of the explosion is in the upcast shaft.

From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Monsieur Madinier no longer talked as he slowly headed the procession, which followed him in good order, with stretched necks and upcast eyes.

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile

As soon as this cry was upcast, to the hall came clerks out of Chaldea, witches and diviners, sorcerers and exorcists.

From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Morris, Richard

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