overshot
Americanadjective
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driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
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having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, as a dog.
verb
noun
adjective
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having or designating an upper jaw that projects beyond the lower jaw, esp when considered as an abnormality
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(of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes over the wheel rather than under it Compare undershot
Etymology
Origin of overshot
Example Sentences
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The rise in the official cash rate last week reversed a cut delivered in August, after the trajectory for inflation overshot the RBA’s forecasts.
Landlords raced to build or buy sound stages to accommodate all the production, and they may have overshot the mark.
From Los Angeles Times
Goldman Sachs analysts cautioned last week while natural gas prices have likely overshot, continued freezing temperatures could mean persistent volatility.
From MarketWatch
The price move has probably overshot fundamentals in the short term, but volatility is unavoidable if freezing temperatures persist, a Goldman Sachs commodities research team led by Samantha Dart said in a note on Thursday.
From MarketWatch
But I was overly concerned that the post-tariff rebound had overshot, and it ended up going up a lot further.
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