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down•cast



Pronunciation: (doun'kast", -käst"), [key]
—adj.
1. directed downward, as the eyes.
2. dejected in spirit; depressed.

—n.
1. overthrow or ruin.
2. a downward look or glance.
3. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine (opposed to upcast).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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