Thesaurus: overshoot

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1. v. t. To shoot over or beyond.
2. v. t. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
3. v. t. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
4. v. i. To fly beyond the mark.
5. n. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
6. v. shoot beyond or over (a target)
7. v. aim too high
8. 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. To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
9. To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
10. n:12/v:88 n. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt v. shoot beyond or over (a target) v. aim too high