overshoot Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
go-around; wave-off.
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verb shoot beyond or over (a target)
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verb aim too high
- The plan overshoots its aim
WordNet
O`ver*shoot" transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
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To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South. -
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle. -
To exceed; Cowper.as, to .overshoot the truth
O`ver*shoot" intransitive verb
Definitions
To fly beyond the mark. Collier.