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Definitions for: 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)
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: go-around, wave-off
Antonyms: undershoot
See Also: aim, aim, aspire, direct, landing approach, miss, shoot, shoot for, take, take aim, train
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