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overshoot

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o⋅ver⋅shoot

  [v. oh-ver-shoot; n. oh-ver-shoot] verb, -shot, -shoot⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
2. to pass or go by or beyond (a point, limit, etc.): to overshoot a stop sign.
3. to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
4. to overreach (oneself or itself); go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
5. (of an aircraft or pilot) to fly too far along (a landing strip) in attempting to land.
–verb (used without object)
6. to fly or go beyond.
7. to shoot over or above a mark.
–noun
8. a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series.
9. the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see over-, shoot
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o·ver·shoot   (ō'vər-shōōt')   
v.   o·ver·shot (-shŏt'), o·ver·shoot·ing, o·ver·shoots

v.   tr.

  1. To shoot or pass over or beyond.

  2. To miss by or as if by shooting, hitting, or propelling something too far.

  3. To fly beyond or past; overrun: The plane overshot the runway.

  4. To go beyond; exceed.

v.   intr.
To shoot or go too far.
o'ver·shoot' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

overshoot 
c.1369, "to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit)," over + shoot (v.). In ref. to water-wheels, the adj. overshot "driven by water shot over from above" is attested from c.1535.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·shoot
Pronunciation: 'O-v&r-"shüt
Function: noun
: a rapid change in electrical potential and reversal of polarity thatoccurs during an action potential when a cell or tissue is stimulated
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

overshoot o·ver·shoot (ō'vər-sh&oomacr;t')
n.
A change from steady state in response to a sudden change in some factor, as in electric potential or polarity when a cell or tissue is stimulated.

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