01 v. t. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf.
imp. & p. p.
Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overshooting
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1.
To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf.
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2.
To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot the endpoint in a titration.
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3.
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
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4.
To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
Phrases & compounds
To overshoot one's self —
to venture too far; to assert too much.