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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(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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