overcast

noun
/ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/UK/ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/US/ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/UK/ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/US

Etymology

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

  1. inherited from overcasten

Definitions

  1. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.

  2. An outcast.

  3. A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across…

    A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.

  4. + 8 more definitions
    1. Covered with clouds

      Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

      • The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]
    2. In a state of depression

      In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

    3. To overthrow.

    4. To cover with cloud

      To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

    5. To make gloomy

      To make gloomy; to depress.

    6. To be or become cloudy.

    7. To transform.

    8. To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA