Overview of noun overcast

The noun overcast has 4 senses

• cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast -- (the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds)


• cloudiness, overcast -- (gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover)


• overcast, overcasting -- (a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling)


• overcast -- (a cast that falls beyond the intended spot)

Overview of verb overcast

The verb overcast has 3 senses

• overcast, cloud -- (make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches")


• overcast -- (sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)


• overcast -- (sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books")

Overview of adj overcast

The adj overcast has 1 sense

• cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless -- (filled or abounding with clouds)