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