English-Thai Dictionary

overshoot

VT ยิง เลย เป้าหมาย  ยิง ข้าม เป้าหมาย  พลาด เป้า  overreach overact overdo ying-lei-pao-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERSHOOT

v.t. 1. To shoot beyond the mark.
2. To pass swiftly over.
To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.

 

OVERSHOOT

v.i.To fly beyond the mark.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERSHOOT

O `ver *shoot ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n.Overshooting.]

 

1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game. " South.

 

2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.

 

3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.

 

OVERSHOOT

OVERSHOOT O `ver *shoot ", v. i.

 

Defn: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overshoot

o ver shoot ▶verb |ˌōvərˈSHo͞ot ˌoʊvərˈʃut | ( past and past participle overshot ) [ with obj. ] go past (a point ) unintentionally, esp. through traveling too fast or being unable to stop: they overshot their intended destination | [ no obj. ] : he had overshot by fifty yards but backed up to the junction. • (of an aircraft ) fly beyond or taxi too far along (the runway ) when landing or taking off: he has overshot the landing strip again. • exceed (a target or limit ): the department may overshoot its cash limit. ▶noun |ˈōvərSHo͞ot ˈoʊvəʃuːt |an act of going past or beyond a point, target, or limit.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overshoot

over |shoot ▶verb |əʊvəˈʃuːt | ( past and past participle overshot ) [ with obj. ] go past (an intended stopping or turning point ) inadvertently: they overshot their intended destination | [ no obj. ] : he had overshot by fifty yards but backed up to the junction. • exceed (a financial target or limit ): the department may overshoot its cash limit. ▶noun |ˈəʊvəʃuːt |an act of overshooting something. PHRASES overshoot the mark go beyond what is intended or acceptable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overshoot

ò ver sh ó ot 動詞 →shoot 他動詞 1 〈目標 〉を越して撃つ, 〈的 〉を射損ねる .2 …の度を越す ; 〖～ oneself 〗やりすぎて失敗する .