About The Word Overshoot
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Overshoot
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What's The Definition Of Overshoot?
[n] an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
[v] aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" [v] shoot beyond or over (a target) Synonyms | Synonyms for Overshoot: go-around | wave-off Related Terms | Find terms related to Overshoot: alight | come down | come in | crash-land | descend | ditch | downwind | exaggerate | exceed | go beyond | land | level off | light | overdo | overgo | overjump | overleap | overpass | overreach | overrun | overshoot the field | overshoot the mark | overstep | overstride | pancake | pass | settle down | superabound | surpass | talk down | touch down | transcend | upwind See Also | aim | aim | aspire | direct | landing approach | miss | shoot | shoot for | take | take aim | train Overshoot In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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