overshot

[ adjective, noun oh-ver-shot; verb oh-ver-shot ]

adjective
  1. driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.

  2. having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, as a dog.

verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of overshoot.

noun
  1. (in weaving) a pattern formed when filling threads are passed over several warp threads at a time.

Origin of overshot

1
First recorded in 1525–35; over- + shot1

Words Nearby overshot

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How to use overshot in a sentence

  • May 23: A Boeing 737 of Air India Express overshot the runway at Mangalore, careened over a cliff, and exploded.

  • In the clear light of a window at the woman's back, her hair, with a groundwork of crimson, was overshot with iridescent lights.

  • The others either stuck harmlessly in the logs or overshot and stood so many torches in the ground.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • But apparently Fritz had overshot the aerodrome, for the next explosion came a mile to the west.

    Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar Wallace
  • He ran on, but must have overshot the mark, for presently he heard a stealthy noise behind him.

    The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar Wallace
  • The old overshot-wheel, half covered with mountain ivy, caught patches of the warm sunlight filtering through the trees.

    Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for overshot

overshot

/ (ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt) /


adjective
  1. having or designating an upper jaw that projects beyond the lower jaw, esp when considered as an abnormality

  2. (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes over the wheel rather than under it: Compare undershot

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