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overshot
(a.)上射式的,上顎突出的(vbl.)overshoot的過去式和過去分詞
over·shot /ˈovɝˌʃɑt/ 形容詞
O·ver·shoot v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf. “Not to overshoot his game.”
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
O·ver·shot a. 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 weight.
O·ver·shot, a. Zool. Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said of the jaws of some dogs.
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overshoot
n : an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
[syn: wave-off, go-around]
v 1: shoot beyond or over (a target) [ant: undershoot]
2: aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
[also: overshot]
overshot
adj : having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an
overshot jaw"