Crossword-Solution: OVERSHOOT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Overshoot | v. t. | To shoot over or beyond. |
| Overshoot | v. t. | To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. |
| Overshoot | v. t. | To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. |
| Overshoot | v. i. | To fly beyond the mark. |
We have 19 clues for the answer “OVERSHOOT”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| shoot beyond or over | 1 answer |
| Miss, as an intended target | 1 answer |
| Go past the mark | 1 answer |
| Go farther than intended | 1 answer |
| Go beyond, as a target | 1 answer |
| Exceed (a limit) | 2 answers |
| Miss the target. | 2 answers |
| reach beyond | 10 answers |
| outreach | 11 answers |
| AIM TOO HIGH | 11 answers |
| AN APPROACH THAT FAILS AND GIVES WAY TO ANOTHER ATTEMPT | 11 answers |
| Go too far | 13 answers |
| overreach | 15 answers |
| extend over | 15 answers |
| outsmart | 19 answers |
| Overspread | 27 answers |
| Excel | 31 answers |
| Exceed | 59 answers |
| Exaggerate | 69 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with OVERSHOOT (5)
Perhaps his exasperated nerves made him overshoot the mark, and rendered his civilities a trifle peremptory.
The taking of internal irritants is very common, but would-be in-patients very frequently overshoot the mark and render recovery impossible.
Where was the Spaniard? “If he has laid-to, we may overshoot him, sir!” “If he has tried to lay-to, he will not have a sail left in the bolt-ropes, or perhaps a mast on deck.
When men in Geoffrey’s unhappy position turn penitent and see the error of their ways, the prudent resolves that ensue are apt to overshoot the mark and to partake of an aggressive nature.
Our Tacituses and Machiavels go deep, suspect the worst, and, perhaps, as they often do, overshoot the mark.
Quotes with OVERSHOOT (1)
If you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, there's a little overshoot. When you transfer weight from one leg to another, there's a certain way that it happens.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1989–2014).