overshot
adjectiveHaving an upper part projecting beyond the lower.
adjectiveOperated by water that flows over the top from above.
nounA pattern in weaving made when filling threads are passed over two or more warp threads.
nounA mill with an overshot wheel.
Exceeded in shooting or in any effort; surpassed.
Having exceeded proper limits in drinking; intoxicated; tipsy.
Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower: said of some dogs. Contrasted with undershot.
adjectiveFrom
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.
