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Overcast

//ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

    "The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]"

  2. 2
    In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy. figuratively
Adjective
  1. 1
    filled or abounding with clouds wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
  2. 2
    a cast that falls beyond the intended spot wordnet
  3. 3
    An outcast. obsolete
  4. 4
    a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling wordnet
  5. 5
    A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.
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  1. 6
    gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover wordnet
  2. 7
    the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To overthrow. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next wordnet
  3. 3
    To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken. transitive
  4. 4
    sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches wordnet
  5. 5
    To make gloomy; to depress. transitive
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  1. 6
    make overcast or cloudy wordnet
  2. 7
    To be or become cloudy. intransitive, obsolete
  3. 8
    To transform. obsolete, transitive
  4. 9
    To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

Etymology 2

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

Etymology 3

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

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