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o·ver·cast  (vr-kst, vr-kst)
adj.
1.
a. Covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist.
b. Clouded over.
2. Gloomy; melancholy.
3. Sewn with long, overlying stitches in order to prevent raveling, as the raw edges of fabric.
n. (vr-kst)
1. A covering, as of mist or clouds.
2. An arch or support for a passage over another passage in a mine.
3. A cast made in fishing that falls beyond the point intended.
4. An overcast stitch or seam.
v. (vr-kst, vr-kst) o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing, o·ver·casts
v.tr.
1. To make cloudy or gloomy.
2. To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
3. To sew with long, overlying stitches.
v.intr.
To become cloudy or gloomy.

overcast
adj [ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst]
1. covered over or obscured, esp by clouds
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered
3. gloomy or melancholy
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) sewn over by overcasting
vb [ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst]
1. to make or become overclouded or gloomy
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge
n [ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst]
1. a covering, as of clouds or mist
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered
3. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overcast - the state of the sky when it is covered by cloudsovercast - the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
bad weather, inclemency, inclementness - weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
2.overcast - gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
semidarkness - partial darkness
3.overcast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent ravelingovercast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
whipstitch, whipstitching, whipping - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
4.overcast - a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
casting, cast - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
Verb1.overcast - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
fog up - get foggy; "The windshield fogged up"
haze - become hazy, dull, or cloudy
brighten, clear, light up, clear up - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
2.overcast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
oversew - sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
3.overcast - sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
Adj.1.overcast - filled or abounding with clouds
cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

overcast
adjective cloudy, grey, dull, threatening, dark, clouded, dim, gloomy, dismal, murky, dreary, leaden, clouded over, sunless, louring or lowering It was a cold, wintry, overcast afternoon.
clear, fine, bright, brilliant, sunny, cloudless, unclouded
Translations
overcast [ˈəʊvəkɑːst] ADJ [sky] → encapotado, cubierto; [day] → nublado
to grow overcastnublarse

overcast [ˈəʊvərkɑːst] adj [sky] → couvert(e); [afternoon, morning] → couvert(e)
The sky was overcast → Le ciel était couvert.
For three days it was overcast → Pendant trois jours, le temps a été couvert.

overcast [ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst] adjnuvoloso/a, coperto/a

overcast
adj overcast [əuvəˈkaːst]
cloudy on a slightly overcast day. betrokke, bewolk, toegetrek مُظْلِم، مُعْتِم، مُتَلَبِّد بالغُيوم облачен zatažený overskyet bedeckt συννεφιασμένος nublado, cubierto pilves ابری pilvinen couvert מְעוּנָן घिरा हुआ, आच्छन्न oblačan felhős berawan skÿjaður coperto くもった 잔뜩 흐린 apsiniaukęs, debesuotas apmācies, mākoņains mendung bewolkt overskyet zachmurzony nublado înnorat покрытый облаками zamračený oblačen oblačan mulen มีเมฆมาก bulutlu 陰天的,多雲的 хмарний, похмурий ابر آلود trời u ám

overcast معتم oblačný overskyet bedeckt νεφοσκεπής encapotado pilvinen couvert oblačan coperto 曇った 잔뜩 흐린 bewolkt overskyet przygnębiony nublado затянутый облаками mulen มีเฆมมาก bulutlu u ám 阴天的


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It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became overcast and it began to thaw.
The weather was overcast and rainy, and a general gloom pervaded the camp; the voyageurs sat smoking in groups, with their shoulders as high as their heads, croaking their foreboding, when suddenly towards evening a shout of joy gave notice that the lost men were found.
But, toward three o'clock in the morning, while Joe was on guard, the temperature suddenly fell; the sky became overcast with clouds, and the darkness increased.
 
 
 
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