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Overshoot Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overshoot has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

2

The amount by which something goes too far.

Verb
1

shoot beyond or over (a target)

2

aim too high

"The plan overshoots its aim"

3

To go past something; to go too far.

See Also
shoot pennsylvania barn overshot hypermetria overreach exceed over overshift
Related Terms
Antonyms
undershoot
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
landing approach miss blast draw a bead on
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overrun

Origin

Overshoot comes from Middle English, where it originally meant to shoot beyond or pour down from above. The word is formed by combining the prefix "over-" with "shoot."

Rhyming Words
oot zoot goot poot soot toot doot noot coot root koot hoot loot foot woot moot boot sloot snoot froot
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