Sekirov Dictionary

overcast

UK /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/US /ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/

verb6

  1. To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  2. To make gloomy; to depress.
  3. To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
  4. (no longer used) To be or become cloudy.
  5. (no longer used) To overthrow.
  6. (no longer used) To transform.
overcast
UK /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/US /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/

noun3

  1. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
  2. A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.
  3. (no longer used) An outcast.

adjective2

  1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
  2. (figurative) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
forms

overcasted · overcasting · overcasts · more overcast · most overcast

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