overcast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
    cloud cover; cloudiness.
  2. noun gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
    cloudiness.
  3. noun a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
    overcasting.
  4. noun a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
  5. verb make overcast or cloudy
    cloud.
    • Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
  6. verb sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
  7. verb sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
    • overcast books
  8. adjective satellite filled or abounding with clouds
    clouded; sunless; cloud-covered.

WordNet


O`ver*cast" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
    Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.
  2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.
  3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.

Webster 1913