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OVERCAST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cast that falls beyond the intended spot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overcast" is a kind of...):

cast; casting (the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

Synonyms:

overcast; overcasting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("overcast" is a kind of...):

whipping; whipstitch; whipstitching (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)

Derivation:

overcast (sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next)

overcast (sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

Synonyms:

cloudiness; overcast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("overcast" is a kind of...):

semidarkness (partial darkness)

Derivation:

overcast (make overcast or cloudy)

overcast (filled or abounding with clouds)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

Synonyms:

cloud cover; cloudiness; overcast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("overcast" is a kind of...):

bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)

Derivation:

overcast (make overcast or cloudy)

overcast (filled or abounding with clouds)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Filled or abounding with clouds

Synonyms:

cloud-covered; clouded; overcast; sunless

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cloudy (full of or covered with clouds)

Derivation:

overcast (gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover)

overcast (the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

Example:

overcast books

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "overcast" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overcast; overcasting (a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "overcast" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overcast"):

oversew (sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overcast; overcasting (a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make overcast or cloudy

Example:

Fall weather often overcasts our beaches

Synonyms:

cloud; overcast

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "overcast" is one way to...):

darken (make dark or darker)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overcast"):

fog up (get foggy)

haze (become hazy, dull, or cloudy)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Antonym:

clear up (become clear)

Derivation:

overcast (gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover)

overcast (the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds)

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