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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr.
& vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark;
to overshoot the green in golf. ``Not to overshoot his
game.'' --South.
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2. Hence: To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to
overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot
the endpoint in a titration.
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2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle.
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3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper.
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To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too
much.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Overshoot \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.