The meaning of OVERCAST is darken, overshadow. How to use overcast in a sentence.

Add to word list cloudy and therefore not bright and sunny: an overcast sky / day (Definition of overcast from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

OVERCAST definition: overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy. See examples of overcast used in a sentence.

Definition of overcast adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. covered with clouds; not bright. Today it will be dull and overcast. The sky was overcast and we needed to …

The sky was overcast. It was an overcast morning. They worked in overcast conditions.

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 …

to overcloud, darken, or make gloomy: Ominous clouds began to overcast the sky. Clothing to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, esp. long stitches set at intervals to …

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, …

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.

Definition of overcast. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.