overshot

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.vəˌʃɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃɑt/

Verb

overshot

  1. simple past tense and past participle of overshoot

Adjective
an overshot waterwheel

overshot (comparative more overshot, superlative most overshot)

  1. (of a water wheel) powered by water that flows over the top from above
  2. Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs.

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Noun

overshot (plural overshots)

  1. An overshot water wheel.
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