What it means

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