overshot
[adjective, noun oh-ver-shot; verb oh-ver-shot]
- driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
- having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, as a dog.
- simple past tense and past participle of overshoot.
- (in weaving) a pattern formed when filling threads are passed over several warp threads at a time.
Origin of overshot
First recorded in
1525–35; over- +
shot1overshoot
[verb oh-ver-shoot; noun oh-ver-shoot]
verb (used with object), o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.- to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign.
- to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
- to overreach (oneself or itself); go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
- (of an aircraft or pilot) to fly too far along (a landing strip) in attempting to land.
verb (used without object), o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.- to fly or go beyond.
- to shoot over or above a mark.
- a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series.
- the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.
Origin of overshoot
Middle English word dating back to
1325–75; see origin at
over-,
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Related Words for overshot
leave,
skip,
inundate,
deluge,
overwhelm,
choke,
ravage,
beset,
overflow,
invade,
cover,
digress,
evade,
nullify,
abandon,
switch,
cancel,
miss,
overshoot,
drop
Examples from the Web for overshot
Contemporary Examples of overshot
Historical Examples of overshot
The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
Sometimes we overshot the target, but more often we were short of it.
A shade later, and they must have overshot the mark; a shade sooner, and a miss.
But Wanaha in her womanish enthusiasm had overshot her mark.
I saw I had overshot the mark: when he takes that tone, you are nowhere.
British Dictionary definitions for overshot- having or designating an upper jaw that projects beyond the lower jaw, esp when considered as an abnormality
- (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes over the wheel rather than under itCompare undershot
verb -shoots, -shooting or -shot- to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
- to cause (an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along (a runway) during landing or taking off, or (of an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along a runway
- (tr) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel
- an act or instance of overshooting
- the extent of such overshooting
- a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system
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Word Origin and History for overshotadj.1530s, in reference to water-wheels, "driven by water shot over from above," past participle adjective from overshoot.
v.mid-14c., "to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit)," over- + shoot (v.). Related: Overshot; overshooting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
- A change from steady state in response to a sudden change in some factor, as in electric potential or polarity when a cell or tissue is stimulated.
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