About The Word Overshoot

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Overshoot

Overshoot Meaning & Definition
Overshoot Definition And Meaning

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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