"undercast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: undercasts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undercasten}} Middle English undercasten, {{prefix|en|under|cast}} under- + cast Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undercast (countable and uncountable, plural undercasts)
  1. (meteorology) An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-undercast-en-noun-tq9OQBTW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 20 28 22 30 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (mining) An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-undercast-en-noun-KtALFamF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 52 29 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 20 28 22 30 Topics: business, mining

Verb [English]

Forms: undercasts [present, singular, third-person], undercasting [participle, present], undercast [participle, past], undercast [past]
Etymology: From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undercasten}} Middle English undercasten, {{prefix|en|under|cast}} under- + cast Head templates: {{en-verb|undercasts|undercasting|undercast}} undercast (third-person singular simple present undercasts, present participle undercasting, simple past and past participle undercast)
  1. To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
    Sense id: en-undercast-en-verb-Wjj0cCwq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 20 28 22 30
  2. To throw under or beneath.
    Sense id: en-undercast-en-verb-N~WT~ebk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 20 28 22 30

Inflected forms

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