v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overshot p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting. ] 1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf. “Not to overshoot his game.” South. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence: To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot the endpoint in a titration. [ PJC ] 2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much. [ 1913 Webster ]
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