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• past tense form of overshoot.
• past participle of overshoot.

overshot

American  

[oh-ver-shot, oh-ver-shot] / ˈoʊ vərˌʃɒt, ˌoʊ vərˈʃɒt /

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.

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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.

overshot British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of overshot

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

Example Sentences

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overshot

The two had a second incident at Turn Eight on the same lap, where Antonelli tried to overtake on the inside but overshot the corner and lost second place to McLaren's Lando Norris.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

UnitedHealth’s latest quarterly earnings and revenue overshot analysts’ expectations.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

UnitedHealth Group reported first-quarter results that substantially overshot Wall Street expectations and raised its annual guidance, signaling progress in its financial turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Landlords raced to build or buy sound stages to accommodate all the production, and they may have overshot the mark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

She didn’t manage to descend as far as she had the first time, and overshot the field.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein