1. upcast - Noun
2. upcast - Adjective
3. upcast - Verb
Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.
A cast; a throw.
The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.
An upset, as from a carriage.
A taunt; a reproach.
To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCloser of lovely eyes to lovely dreams, Lover of loneliness, and wandering, Of upcast eye, and tender pondering! Thee must I praise above all other glories That smile us on to tell delightful stories. John Keats
Then he saw that she was blind, her face slightly upcast to her companion's in the manner of those whose expressions never fully attain their target - the eyes of another. Lawrence Durrell