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adjective
- 1. (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of gray clouds; dull: "a chilly, overcast day"
- 2. (in sewing) edged with stitching to prevent fraying.
noun
- 1. clouds covering a large part of the sky: "the sky was leaden with overcast"
verb
- 1. cover with clouds or shade: "the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs"
- 2. stitch over (an unfinished edge) to prevent fraying: "finish off the raw edge of the hem by overcasting it"
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The meaning of OVERCAST is darken, overshadow. How to use overcast in a sentence.
OVERCAST definition: 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.
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.
OVERCAST meaning: 1. with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny: 2. (of clouds) to cover the sky so…. Learn more.
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.
Overcast or overcast weather, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, is the meteorological condition of clouds obscuring at least 95% of the sky. However, the total cloud cover must not be entirely due to obscuring phenomena near the surface, such as fog .
overcast / ˈ oʊvɚˌkæst/ Brit / ˈ əʊvəˌkɑːst/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERCAST. [more overcast; most overcast] : covered with clouds. The sky was overcast. : darkened by clouds. It was an overcast morning. They worked in overcast conditions.
Definition of overcast adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈəʊvəkɑːst / us. Add to word list Add to word list. cloudy and dark: an overcast sky / day. (Definition of overcast from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of overcast. in Chinese (Traditional) 陰天的，多雲的, 布滿陰雲的, （雲）遮天蔽日… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 阴天的，多云的, 布满阴云的, （云）遮天蔽日… See more.
