Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
   Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said
   of the jaws of some dogs.

Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Overshooting}.]
   1. To shoot over or beyond. ``Not to overshoot his game.''
      --South.

   2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle.

   3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper.

   {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too
      much.

Overshot \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
      we'ght.

Source : WordNet®

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"

overshot
     See {overshoot}