overcast

¹over·cast

verb

over·castover·cast·ing

Definition of OVERCAST

transitive verb

1

\ˌō-vər-ˈkast, ˈō-vər-ˌ\ : darken, overshadow

2

\ˈō-vər-ˌ\ : to sew (raw edges of a seam) with long slanting widely spaced stitches to prevent raveling

Examples of OVERCAST

1. <an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor>

First Known Use of OVERCAST

14th century

Related to OVERCAST

Synonyms: becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, cloud, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud

Antonyms: brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

Related Words: adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade; camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms: expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

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Rhymes with OVERCAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, cineast, colorfast, flabbergast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, mizzenmast, opencast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, simulcast, telecast, weathercast