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OVERSHOOT
overshoot, wave-off, go-around
(noun) an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
overshoot
(verb) aim too high; “The plan overshoots its aim”
overshoot
(verb) shoot beyond or over (a target)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
overshoot (plural overshoots)
(uncountable) The amount by which something goes too far.
(countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
Verb
overshoot (third-person singular simple present overshoots, present participle overshooting, simple past and past participle overshot)
To go past something; to go too far.
To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
(figurative) To exceed.
(reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
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.
O`ver*shoot", v. i.
Definition: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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