O`ver*shine" (?), v. t.
1. To shine over or upon; to illumine.
Shak.
2. To excel in shining; to outshine.
Shak.
O"ver*shoe` (?), n. A shoe that is
worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp.,
an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.
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.O`ver*shoot", v. i. To fly beyond
the mark. Collier.
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.
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