Definition of "overcast"

overcast

/ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/

noun
plural overcasts
1. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
2. (obsolete) An outcast.
adjective
comparative more overcast, superlative most overcast
1. (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
2. (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
verb
third-person singular simple present overcasts, present participle overcasting, simple past and past participle overcast
1. (transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
2. (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
3. (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To transform.
6. (transitive, bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.