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Overcasted vs Overmasted - What's the difference?

overcasted | overmasted |

As verbs the difference between overcasted and overmasted

is that overcasted is past tense of overcast while overmasted is past tense of overmast.

overcasted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overcast)

    • overcast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An outcast.
  • A cloud covering all of the sky.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
  • (meteorology) The sky is said to be overcast , when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  • (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

    • Verb

  • (obsolete) To overthrow.
  • To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  • To make gloomy; to depress.
  • (obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
  • (obsolete) To transform.

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    overmasted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overmast)

    • overmast

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
    • 1838 , (editor), The works of Benjamin Franklin , Volume 6,
  • :: The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; ...