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- DictionaryO·ver·shoot
verb
- 1. go past (a point) unintentionally, especially through traveling too fast or being unable to stop: "they overshot their intended destination"
noun
- 1. an act of going past or beyond a point, target, or limit.
The meaning of OVERSHOOT is to pass swiftly beyond. How to use overshoot in a sentence.
OVERSHOOT definition: 1. to go further than the end of or past something, without intending to: 2. to go farther than…. Learn more.
OVERSHOOT meaning: 1. to go further than the end of or past something, without intending to: 2. to go farther than…. Learn more.
Overshoot definition: to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss. See examples of OVERSHOOT used in a sentence.
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 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.
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.
verb. shoot beyond or over (a target) see more. verb. aim too high. “The plan overshoots its aim”. see more. noun. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
Overshoot Definition. To shoot or pass over or beyond (a target, mark, etc.); specif., to fly an aircraft beyond (a runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERSHOOT. [+ object] : to go over or beyond (something) The plane overshot the runway. He overshot the target. We're afraid that costs may overshoot [= exceed] projections. Sometimes we overshoot our time limits.
