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Definition of Overcast
1. Noun. The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds.
Exact synonyms: Cloud Cover, Cloudiness
Generic synonyms: Bad Weather, Inclemency, Inclementness
Derivative terms: Cloudy
Generic synonyms: Bad Weather, Inclemency, Inclementness
Derivative terms: Cloudy
2. Verb. Make overcast or cloudy. "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
Exact synonyms: Cloud
Generic synonyms: Darken
Specialized synonyms: Fog Up, Haze
Derivative terms: Cloud, Clouding
Also: Cloud Over, Cloud Up
Antonyms: Clear Up
Generic synonyms: Darken
Specialized synonyms: Fog Up, Haze
Derivative terms: Cloud, Clouding
Also: Cloud Over, Cloud Up
Antonyms: Clear Up
3. Adjective. Filled or abounding with clouds.
4. Noun. Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover.
5. Verb. Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.
Generic synonyms: Run Up, Sew, Sew Together, Stitch
Specialized synonyms: Oversew
Derivative terms: Overcasting
Specialized synonyms: Oversew
Derivative terms: Overcasting
6. Noun. A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.
7. Verb. Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next. "Overcast books"
8. Noun. A cast that falls beyond the intended spot.
Definition of Overcast
1. v. t. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
2. v. t. To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
Definition of Overcast
1. to become cloudy or dark [v -CAST or -CASTED, -CASTING, -CASTS]