overshot | ||
1. | [ verb ] aim too high | |
Examples: | "The plan overshoots its aim" |
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Related terms: | aspire overrun | |
2. | [ verb ] (arms) shoot beyond or over (a target) | |
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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overshoot overshoe oversight overstay Overcash overseas overstep overhasty overstate overskirt overstuff overstock overshadow overstated overstrain Overstreet overclothe overstress overstrung oversee oversea oversew overuse Overson overstretch overstuffed overclothes overgrowth overcrop overside overseer oversewn oversize overgrow overact |