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overshooting
Variant of overshoot
overshoot
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over·shoot (ō′vər s̸ho̵̅o̅t′, ō′vər s̸ho̵̅o̅t′)
transitive verb overshot -·shot′, overshooting -·shoot′·ing
- to shoot or pass over or beyond (a target, mark, etc.); specif., to fly an aircraft beyond (a runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land
- to go farther than (an intended or normal limit); exceed
intransitive verb
to shoot or go too far
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