the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of hidden.
adj. Not covert; open; public; manifest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Open; yielding easy passage.
Plain to the view; apparent; not covert; open; manifest.
In heraldry: Having the wings spread: said of a bird. The wings are represented with the points downward unless blazoned as overt elevated.
Open: said of anything that is commonly shut: as, a purse overt.
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adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden
Word Usage
"Seeking protection against what he called the overt and covert attempts and 'partisan and biased approach' of the petroleum ministry to intervene in a commercial dispute with RIL, Anil wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offering to meet and explain the issues."