Associations to the word «Overshoot»

Wiktionary

OVERSHOOT, noun. (uncountable) The amount by which something goes too far.
OVERSHOOT, noun. (countable) (ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
OVERSHOOT, verb. To go past something; to go too far.
OVERSHOOT, verb. To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
OVERSHOOT, verb. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
OVERSHOOT, verb. (figurative) To exceed.

Dictionary definition

OVERSHOOT, noun. An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
OVERSHOOT, verb. Shoot beyond or over (a target).
OVERSHOOT, verb. Aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.