1 Do not mention the dentist in earshot of your parents after using one of the above methods. 2  Practice a parent's voice if you are calling to cancel or reschedule the appointment. 3  This is a lot harder than it seems, so be careful.
verb (used with object), overshot, overshooting. 1.  to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target. 2. to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign. 3. to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
besetting. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to set or stud with or as if with ornaments a crown beset with rubies â¦ leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns â¦ â J. G. Frazer. 3  2 : trouble, harass inflation besets the economy. 4  3a : to set upon : assail the settlers were beset by savagesb : to hem in : surround a town beset with high mountains.