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Overshoot
Pronunciation : O`ver*shoot"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O`ver*shoot"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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