Synonyms of the word overshoot


OVERSHOOTAIM - ASPIRE - GO-AROUND - MISS - SHOOT

overshoot

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

aim

  • n. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the…
  • n. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  • n. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
  • n. The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
  • n. (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.
  • v. (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or…
  • v. (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try…
  • v. (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act,…
  • v. (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group.
  • v. (obsolete) To guess or conjecture.
  • n. Initialism of America Online. AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

aspire

  • v. (intransitive) To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
  • v. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.

go-around

  • n. (aviation) An abort of a final approach where the pilot circles the airport to make another attempt at…

miss

  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To fail to hit.
  • v. (transitive) To fail to achieve or attain.
  • v. (transitive) To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
  • v. (transitive) To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
  • v. (transitive) To fail to attend.
  • v. (transitive) To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
  • v. (poker, said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
  • v. (sports) To fail to score (a goal).
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
  • n. A failure to hit.
  • n. A failure to obtain or accomplish.
  • n. An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
  • n. (computing) The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
  • n. A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
  • n. An unmarried woman; a girl.
  • n. A kept woman; a mistress.
  • n. (card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted…

shoot

  • v. To launch a projectile.
  • v. To move or act quickly or suddenly.
  • v. (sports) To act or achieve.
  • v. (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
  • v. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
  • v. To develop, move forward.
  • v. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
  • v. (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
  • v. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W.
  • n. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
  • n. A photography session.
  • n. A hunt or shooting competition.
  • n. (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
  • n. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
  • n. A rush of water; a rapid.
  • n. (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
  • n. (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
  • n. A shoat; a young pig.
  • n. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; a…
  • interj. A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain.

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