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OVERSHOOT

\ˌə͡ʊvəʃˈuːt], \ˌə‍ʊvəʃˈuːt], \ˌəʊ_v_ə_ʃ_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of OVERSHOOT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
shoot beyond or over (a target)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
shoot beyond or over (a target)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To shoot over or beyond.
To fly beyond the mark.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To shoot over or beyond, as a mark: to pass swiftly over.
To shoot or fly beyond the mark.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To shoot beyond the target; to pass swiftly over; to venture too far, as to overshoot one's self.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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