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overshoot

DEFINITIONS OF: overshoot

1

v shoot beyond or over (a target)

Antonyms:
undershoot
shoot short of or below (a target)
Type of:
blast, shoot
fire a shot
miss
fail to reach

v aim too high

“The plan overshoots its aim”
Types:
overrun
run beyond or past
Type of:
aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

n an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Synonyms:
go-around, wave-off
Type of:
landing approach
the approach to a landing field by an airplane
Launch
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