Sekirov Dictionary

overshoot

UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt/US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃut/

verb 6
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃut/ noun 3
forms 3

verb6

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To go past something; to go too far.
- When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.
To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
[with oneself] To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
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(figurative) To exceed.
- That fire abated that impells rash youth, Proud of his speed to overshoot the truth, — 1782
To record too much photographic footage.

overshoot

UK /ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃut/

noun3

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The amount by which something goes too far.
- Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
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The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
- With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet. — 2004
•
The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
- The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot. — 2019

forms

overshot · overshooting · overshoots

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