What is the meaning of overcast?

noun

  • The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds.
  • Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover.
  • A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.
  • A cast that falls beyond the intended spot.

verb

  • Make overcast or cloudy.
    • usage: "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
  • Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.
  • Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next.
    • usage: "overcast books"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). Overcast. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/overcast/definitions/1180109
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