overshot UK /ˈəʊ.vəˌʃɒt/US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃɑt/adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •powered by water that flows over the top from above (of a water wheel) •Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs. noun2 •An overshot water wheel. •A pattern resulting from a plainweave ground fabric and floats of supplemental weft, associated with coverlets in the colonial United States. formsovershots · more overshot · most overshot