Meaning of OVERSHOOT
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'shoot
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- [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)
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| | Synonyms: | | go-around, wave-off |
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| | Antonyms: | | undershoot | | |
| | See Also: | | aim, aim, aspire, direct, landing approach, miss, shoot, shoot for, take, take aim, train | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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