Overcast Definition

ōvər-kăst, ōvər-kăst
overcasting, overcasts
adjective
Covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist.
American Heritage
Clouded over.
American Heritage
Made with overcasting.
Webster's New World
Cloudy; dark.
Webster's New World
Sewn with long, overlying stitches in order to prevent raveling, as the raw edges of fabric.
American Heritage
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noun
A covering, esp. of clouds.
Webster's New World
An arch or support for a passage over another passage in a mine.
American Heritage
A cast made in fishing that falls beyond the point intended.
American Heritage
An overcast stitch or seam.
American Heritage
verb
To overcloud; darken.
Webster's New World
To make cloudy or gloomy.
American Heritage
To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
American Heritage
To sew over (an edge) with long, loose stitches so as to prevent raveling.
Webster's New World
To become cloudy or gloomy.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Overcast

Noun

Singular:
overcast
Plural:
overcasts

Origin of Overcast

  • over- +"Ž cast

    From Wiktionary

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