upcast

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Cast up; thrown upward.

Noun

1. 1
   A cast; a throw.
2. 2
   The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
3. 3
   A current of air passed along such a shaft.
4. 4
   An upset, as from a carriage.
5. 5
   A taunt; a reproach.
6. 6
   A cast from subtype to supertype.
7. 7
   A message transmitted via upcasting.

Verb

1. 1
   To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
2. 2
   To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
3. 3
   To cast from subtype to supertype.
4. 4
   To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft