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adjective
- 1. (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull: "a chilly, overcast day"
- 2. (of the edge of a piece of fabric) sewn with long slanting stitches to prevent fraying.
noun
- 1. cloud covering a large part of the sky: "the planes found the target obscured by overcast"
verb
- 1. cover with clouds or shade: "the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs"
- 2. stitch over (a raw edge) to prevent fraying: "finish off the raw edge of the hem by overcasting it"
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OVERCAST definition: 1. with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny: 2. (of clouds) to cover the sky so…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERCAST is darken, overshadow. How to use overcast in a sentence.
OVERCAST meaning: 1. with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny: 2. (of clouds) to cover the sky so…. Learn more.
Overcast definition: overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy. See examples of OVERCAST used in a sentence.
Overcast or overcast weather, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, is the meteorological condition of clouds obscuring at least 95% of the sky. [1] However, the total cloud cover must not be entirely due to obscuring phenomena near the surface, such as fog.
overcast. (oʊvəʳkɑːst , -kæst ) adjective. If it is overcast, or if the sky or the day is overcast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light. For three days it was overcast. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
Use the adjective overcast when you're describing a cloudy sky. An overcast day can be dark, cold, and gloomy, or just quiet and calm. A day that's gray and cloudy is overcast, and a dull, sunless sky can also be described this way.
