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.
verb (used with object), o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.
- to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign.
- to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
- 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.
- (of an aircraft or pilot) to fly too far along (a landing strip) in attempting to land.
verb (used without object), o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.
- to fly or go beyond.
- to shoot over or above a mark.
noun
- a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series.
- the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.
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
verb -shoots, -shooting or -shot
- to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
- 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
- (tr) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel
noun
- an act or instance of overshooting
- the extent of such overshooting
- a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system
adj.1530s, in reference to water-wheels, “driven by water shot over from above,” past participle adjective from overshoot. v.mid-14c., “to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit),” over- + shoot (v.). Related: Overshot; overshooting. n.
- A change from steady state in response to a sudden change in some factor, as in electric potential or polarity when a cell or tissue is stimulated.