overshot

UK: /ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt/ US: (adj., n. ō′vər shot′; v. ō′vər shot′)

From the verb overshoot: (⇒ conjugate)

overshot is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•shot  (adj., n. ō′vər shot′;v. ō′vər shot′), adj. 

1. Hydraulics driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
2. having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, as a dog.

v. 

3. pt. and pp. of overshoot. 

n. 

4. Clothing, Textiles (in weaving) a pattern formed when filling threads are passed over several warp threads at a time.

• over- + shot¹ 1525–35

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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

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•shoot /ˌoʊvɚˈʃut/   v., -shot, -shoot•ing. 

1. to shoot or go over, beyond, or above so as to miss:
   [~ + object] The missile overshot its target.
2. to pass or go by or beyond (a landing or stopping place) unintentionally: [~ + object]
   The plane overshot the runway.
   [no object]
   On his landing the pilot overshot and crashed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•shoot  (v. ō′vər sho̅o̅t′;n. ō′vər sho̅o̅t′), v., -shot, -shoot•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to shoot or go over, beyond, or above;
   miss:
   The missile overshot its target.
2. to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.):
   to overshoot a stop sign.
3. to shoot or pour down over:
   turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
4. 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.
5. (of an aircraft or pilot) to fly too far along (a landing strip) in attempting to land.

v.i. 

6. to fly or go beyond.
7. to shoot over or above a mark.

n. 

8. a shooting beyond a specified point or target:
   two overshoots in the missile test series.
9. the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route:
   a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.

• 1325–75; Middle English; see over-, shoot

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overshoot / ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/ verb ( -shoots, -shooting, -shot)

1. to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
2. 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
3. (transitive) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel

noun

1. an act or instance of overshooting
2. the extent of such overshooting