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OVERSHOOT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: overshot   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Synonyms:

go-around; overshoot; wave-off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overshoot" is a kind of...):

landing approach (the approach to a landing field by an airplane)

Derivation:

overshoot (aim too high)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aim too high

Example:

The plan overshoots its aim

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "overshoot" is one way to...):

aim; aspire; draw a bead on; shoot for (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overshoot"):

overrun (run beyond or past)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overshoot (an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Shoot beyond or over (a target)

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "overshoot" is one way to...):

blast; shoot (fire a shot)

miss (fail to reach)

"Overshoot" entails doing...:

aim; direct; take; take aim; train (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

undershoot (shoot short of or below (a target))

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