overcast

/,ouvə'kɑ:st/
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overcast

The sky is overcast before the rain begins.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Cloudy, covered with clouds: Describes the sky when it is completely or mostly covered by clouds, often implying dull, gray weather.
    • Gloomy, somber: Can describe a metaphorical atmosphere that is dark, dismal, or depressing.

  2. Noun:

    • A covering of clouds: The condition of the sky when it is obscured by clouds.
    • A stitch in sewing: A long, slanting stitch used, especially in bookbinding or on fabric edges, to prevent fraying.
    • In fishing/casting: A cast that goes beyond the intended target.

  3. Verb:

    • To become cloudy or covered with clouds: For the sky or weather to become clouded over.
    • To sew with an overcast stitch: To sew over an edge with long, slanting stitches to finish it and prevent unraveling.
    • To cast beyond a target: To throw something, like a fishing line, too far.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The day was overcast and chilly, perfect for staying indoors.
    • His overcast mood matched the gloomy weather outside.

  • Noun:

    • The weather forecast predicts overcast for the entire weekend.
    • She finished the seam with a neat overcast.

  • Verb:

    • Dark clouds began to overcast the sky by afternoon.
    • Remember to overcast the raw edges of the fabric to stop them from fraying.
Advanced Usage

  • Meteorological term: In weather reports, "overcast" is a specific technical term meaning the sky is more than 95% covered by clouds.

    • The aviation warning was issued due to persistent overcast conditions at the airport.

  • Literary/figurative use: Used to describe a pervasive feeling of sadness or foreboding.

    • An overcast sense of dread hung over the proceedings.
Variants and Related Words

  • Overcasting (n): The act or technique of sewing an overcast stitch.

    • The overcasting on this antique book is still intact.

  • Overcastness (n, rare): The state or quality of being overcast.

  • To overcast (v) - Bookbinding: A specific method of sewing the sections of a book together.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (cloudy): Clouded, cloudy, sunless, gray, leaden, murky.
  • Adjective (gloomy): Gloomy, dismal, somber, bleak, dreary.
  • Verb (to cloud): Cloud over, darken, obscure.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(Note: "Overcast" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verbal uses are as defined above.) - To be/become overcast: The standard phrase for describing the sky becoming cloudy. - It became overcast very quickly.

Related Idioms
  • An overcast sky/heart: A common metaphorical pairing where the weather reflects an internal emotional state.
    • She tried to smile, but her heart was an overcast sky.
overcast

The sky is overcast before the rain begins.

Adjective
  1. filled or abounding with clouds
Noun
  1. a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
  2. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
  3. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
  4. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
Verb
  1. sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
    • overcast books
  2. sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
  3. make overcast or cloudy
    • Fall weather often overcasts our beaches

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