OVERCAST


Meaning of OVERCAST in English

I. transitive verb

( -cast ; -cast·ing )

Date: 14th century

1. ˌō-vər-ˈkast, ˈō-vər-ˌ : darken , overshadow

2. ˈō-vər-ˌ : to sew (raw edges of a seam) with long slanting widely spaced stitches to prevent raveling

II. ˈō-vər-ˌkast, ˌō-vər-ˈ adjective

Date: 1536

: clouded over

an overcast day

III. ˈō-vər-ˌkast noun

Date: 1637

: covering ; especially : a covering of clouds over the sky

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.