adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ō′vər-shŏt′
UK:/ˈəʊ.vəˌʃɒt/
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US:/ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃɑt/
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rhymes with -ɒt
CMU ARPABET:OW1 V ER0 SH AA2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
powered by water that flows over the top from above (of a water wheel)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An overshot water wheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A pattern resulting from a plainweave ground fabric and floats of supplemental weft, associated with coverlets in the colonial United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract