2syllables
overshot
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Definitions ofovershot
1verb
- To go past something; to go too far.
Example: "When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line."
- To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
- To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
- To exceed.
Example: "to overshoot the truth"
- To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
1noun
- An overshot water wheel.
1adjective
- (of a water wheel) powered by water that flows over the top from above
- Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs.
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