- overcloud
- o|ver|cloud [ ,ouvər`klaud ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARYto spoil an event by making everyone sad or worried
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Overcloud — O ver*cloud , v. t. To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overcloud — index blind (obscure), obnubilate, obscure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overcloud — [ō΄vər kloud′] vt., vi. 1. to darken or cover over with clouds; dim 2. to make or become gloomy, angry, etc. in appearance … English World dictionary
overcloud — /oh veuhr klowd /, v.t. 1. to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one s pleasure with solemn thoughts. 2. to darken; obscure; make gloomy: a childhood that was overclouded by the loss … Universalium
overcloud — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈklaʊd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd] verb [transitive] Word forms overcloud : present tense I/you/we/they overcloud he/she/it overclouds present participle overclouding past tense overclouded past participle overclouded mainly literary to… … English dictionary
overcloud — transitive verb Date: 1592 to overspread with or as if with clouds … New Collegiate Dictionary
overcloud — verb To cover, or become covered, with clouds … Wiktionary
overcloud — v. cloud over; cover with clouds; become dark and gloomy; darken, obscure … English contemporary dictionary
overcloud — verb make dark, gloomy, or obscure … English new terms dictionary
overcloud — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to cover the sky, sun etc with clouds 2 to fill someone or a situation with unhappy or worried feelings: a look of fear suddenly overclouding his face … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
