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overhit

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o⋅ver⋅hit

  [oh-ver-hit]
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–verb (used without object), -hit, -hit⋅ting. Sports.
to hit too hard or too far, as in tennis.
Origin:
1810–20; over- + hit
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o·ver·hit   (ō'vər-hĭt')   
v.   o·ver·hit, o·ver·hit·ting, o·ver·hits

v.   tr.

  1. To hit (a tennis ball, for example) too hard or too far.

  2. To hit beyond, as in golf: overhit his approach.

v.   intr.
To overhit a ball.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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