overcover I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\transitive verb Etymology: Middle English overcoveren, from over (I) + coveren to cover : to cover up : cover completely II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun : something that covers over or covers completely < beneath a dense overcover of thick jungle trees — G.H.Johnston > < fishing rods in green baize overcovers — F.M.Ford >