Definition of
overshoot has definitions from the fields of transportation,arms
1
[ verb ] aim too high

Examples

"The plan overshoots its aim"

Used in print

(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)

But here again , the surface declaring device both overshoots and falls_short_of its aim .

Related terms

aspire overrun

2
[ verb ] (arms) shoot beyond or over (a target)

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

When the shaken Palmer finally did hit his fourth shot , he overshot the hole by 15 feet .

Related terms

undershoot shoot miss miss aim

3
[ noun ] (transportation) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Synonyms

go-around wave-off

Related terms

landing_approach

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Rhymes with

chute shute shoot offshoot parachute crapshoot

Phonetic and Homophones

OW1 V ER0 SH UW2 T

Similar Spelling

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