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Definitions for Overshoot

[1] to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
[2] to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign.
[3] to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
[4] to overreach (oneself or itself); go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
[5] (of an aircraft or pilot) to fly too far along (a landing strip) in attempting to land.
[6] to fly or go beyond.
[7] to shoot over or above a mark.
[8] a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series.
[9] the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.
[10] to shoot or go beyond (a mark or target)
[11] to cause (an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along (a runway) during landing or taking off, or (of an aircraft) to fly or taxi too far along a runway
[12] (tr) to pass swiftly over or down over, as water over a wheel
[13] an act or instance of overshooting
[14] the extent of such overshooting
[15] a momentary excessive response of an electrical or mechanical system

Words related to Overshoot

leave, skip, inundate, deluge, overwhelm, choke, ravage, beset, overflow, invade, cover, digress, evade, nullify, abandon, switch, cancel, miss, drop, forget

Words nearby Overshoot

overshadow, overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot, overshot, overshot wheel, overside, oversight, oversimplify

Origin of Overshoot

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at over-, shoot1

Synonyms for Overshoot

leave, skip, abandon, cancel, cover, digress, evade, miss, nullify, switch, clear out, cross out, pass over