Meaning

(sports) The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's strong side, leaving portions of the field or court undefended..

Definitions by Sense

1. (sports) The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's strong side, leaving portions of the field or court undefended.
2. (mineralogy) The amount of displacement in the layers in a crystal lattice that places the layers too far apart for molecular bonding.
3. (mechanical engineering) A misalignment resulting from shifting gears too far.
4. A change that results in something being moved too far or too many things being moved.
5. A work period that extends significantly beyond the normal eight-hour shift; An instance of involuntary overtime.
6. (geology) An overhang caused by seismic shift.
7. An unfitted woman's overgarment.
8. (sports) To position defensive players too far in a particular direction.

Example Sentences

The chart, representing two players, shows how the overshift principle forces the offensive player to traverse a greater distance than the defensive player who is guarding him.

By using the overshift, you can also develop a good stunting game that will not leave you wide open in case of fullback traps or even option plays.

The overshift works well against left-handed hitters who pull the ball farthest to the right.

The protruding basal oxygens are themselves displaced slightly in the x-direction so that the shift required is either 0.4 + δÅ (overshift) or 0.4 -δ Å (undershift).

In the structure of chrysotile 2M_(c1) illustrated in Figure 7.6 is approximately 0.1 Å, and so overshift is 0.5 Å and the undershift is 0.3 Å, occurring in successive layers to produce a two-layer unit cell with B = 93.3°.

These large overshifts increase the value of the monoclinic β angle over the ideal value by 1-2° in muscovite-IM.

Back off second speed, overshift stop screw slightly, and determine that speed poppet is seated in notch. Tighten screw to permit a very slight overshift of lever to rear.

One other derailleur problem I should mention is that of chain overshift or overshooting the gear you select.

Word Forms

• overshifts
• overshifting
• overshifted

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When Should You Use Overshift?

Use overshift when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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