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# overshot

verb, past form of overshoot (overshoot, overshoots, overshot, overshooting); also the noun overshot (rare)

«overshot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Went past a place, line or target by mistake, without stopping where you meant to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#m1)
2. Went over a planned amount, time or budget: "We overshot the budget." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#m2)
3. (overshot wheel) A water wheel where the water falls onto the top of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a driver overshoots a turning or a bus stop. In sport a ball overshoots the goal. In maths and science, overshooting means going past the target number or estimate; you then correct back. In history and technology, an overshot water wheel is turned by water poured onto its top.

### Examples

- We overshot the turning and had to drive back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x1)
- The rocket overshot the target by a few metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x2)
- His throw overshot the basket completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x3)
- We overshot our budget by five pounds at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x4)
- The plane overshot the runway and stopped in the grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x5)
- The mill used an overshot wheel, with water falling from above. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x6)
- The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/#x7)

### Note

Irregular: overshoot - overshot - overshot (not "overshooted"). Opposite: undershoot, undershot (stop short). In maths, if the target was 100 and you reached 108, you overshot by 8 (subtract the target from what you got).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overshot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overshot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overshot.html) on Mova free.