overshot
(adjective) having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; “an overshot jaw”
overshoot
(verb) aim too high; “The plan overshoots its aim”
overshoot
(verb) shoot beyond or over (a target)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overshot
simple past tense and past participle of overshoot
overshot (comparative more overshot, superlative most overshot)
(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.
overshot (plural overshots)
An overshot water wheel.
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*shot`, a.
Definition: From Overshoot, v. t. Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.
O`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
O`ver*shoot", v. i.
Definition: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
