Overshot
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈəʊ.vəˌʃɒt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overshot is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of overshoot.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of overshoot.
More Meanings
- powered by water that flows over the top from above (of a water wheel)
- Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs.
- An overshot water wheel.
- (weaving) A pattern resulting from a plainweave ground fabric and floats of supplemental weft, associated with coverlets in the colonial United States.
Word Forms
- overshots
Synonyms for overshot
Depending on context, synonyms include protrusive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protrusive, waterwheel, overtaken, obsolete, antiquated, outdated.
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