overshot

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

/ adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌʃɒt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈʃɒt /

adjective

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

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

verb

simple past tense and past participle of overshoot.

noun

(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- + shot¹

Words nearby overshot

overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot, overshot, overshot wheel, overside, oversight, oversimplify, oversize

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Example sentences from the Web for overshot

May 23: A Boeing 737 of Air India Express overshot the runway at Mangalore, careened over a cliff, and exploded.
Budget Airlines to Blame for Plane Crashes?|Clive Irving|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly the trail kinked sharply to the right, and the Dog-Wolf, swift-rushing, overshot it.
The Outcasts|W. A. Fraser
Dale and his men opened fire on them, but overshot them, when two of the Indians sprang into the water.
Makers and Romance of Alabama History|B. F. Riley
The gale made it difficult for Jack to hold his gun steady and the first shot that he fired was a miss, for he overshot the bird.
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell

Edward overshot his mark in grasping too eagerly the fairest portions of Balliol's realm.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
In his haste to crush the Americans before they could combine against him, Burgoyne had overshot his mark.
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777|Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for overshot

overshot

/ (ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt) /

adjective

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

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单词	overshot
释义	overshot [ adjective, noun oh-ver-shot; verb oh-ver-shot ] / adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌʃɒt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈʃɒt / adjective driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above. having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, as a dog. verb simple past tense and past participle of overshoot. noun (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- + shot¹ Words nearby overshot overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot, overshot, overshot wheel, overside, oversight, oversimplify, oversize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overshot May 23: A Boeing 737 of Air India Express overshot the runway at Mangalore, careened over a cliff, and exploded. Budget Airlines to Blame for Plane Crashes?\|Clive Irving\|July 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Suddenly the trail kinked sharply to the right, and the Dog-Wolf, swift-rushing, overshot it. The Outcasts\|W. A. Fraser Dale and his men opened fire on them, but overshot them, when two of the Indians sprang into the water. Makers and Romance of Alabama History\|B. F. Riley The gale made it difficult for Jack to hold his gun steady and the first shot that he fired was a miss, for he overshot the bird. Jack the Young Canoeman\|George Bird Grinnell Edward overshot his mark in grasping too eagerly the fairest portions of Balliol's realm. The History of England\|T.F. Tout In his haste to crush the Americans before they could combine against him, Burgoyne had overshot his mark. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777\|Samuel Adams Drake British Dictionary definitions for overshot overshot / (ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt) / adjective 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overshot leave, skip, inundate, deluge, overwhelm, choke, ravage, beset, overflow, invade, cover, digress, evade, nullify, abandon, switch, cancel, miss, drop, forget
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overshot

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