Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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run up | No | No | Yes | No |
overcast | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
run up (noun) | overcast (noun) |
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a cast that falls beyond the intended spot | |
a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling | |
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | |
gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover |
run up (adjective) | overcast (adjective) |
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filled or abounding with clouds |
run up (verb) | overcast (verb) |
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pile up (debts or scores) | sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next |
raise by using ropes and pulleys | sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches |
fasten by sewing; do needlework | make overcast or cloudy |
make by sewing together quickly | |
accumulate, sometimes as a debt |