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verb
- 1. go past (an intended stopping or turning point) inadvertently: "they overshot their intended destination"
noun
- 1. an act of overshooting something.
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OVERSHOOT definition: 1. to go further than the end of or past something, without intending to: 2. to go farther than…. Learn more.
1. To shoot or pass over or beyond. 2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far. 3. To fly beyond or past; overrun: The plane overshot the runway. 4. To go beyond; exceed. v.intr. To shoot or go too far. o′ver·shoot′ n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
The meaning of OVERSHOOT is to pass swiftly beyond. How to use overshoot in a sentence. to pass swiftly beyond; to shoot or pass over or beyond so as to miss…
to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign. to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam. to overreach (oneself or itself); go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
to go farther than the end of or past something, without intending to: The plane overshot the runway and finished up in the water. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. On the road: accidents involving vehicles. anti-collision.
Definition of overshoot verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target) 2. to cause (an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along (a runway) during landing or taking off, or (of an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along a runway. 3. (transitive) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel. noun. 4. an act or instance of overshooting. 5.
to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign. to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam. to overreach (oneself or itself); go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
Definitions of overshoot. verb. shoot beyond or over (a target) see more. verb. aim too high. “The plan overshoots its aim”. see more. noun.
v.i. to fly or go beyond. to shoot over or above a mark. n. a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series. the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range. 1325–75; Middle English; see over -, shoot.
