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overshoot

overs·hoot

UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt/ US/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃut/ uncommon
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

shoot beyond or over (a target)

Antonyms
2.

aim too high

  • “The plan overshoots its aim”

noun

1.

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

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Origin

From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.

Phrases

  • overshoot the mark

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