overshoot
IPA: ˈoʊvɝʃut
noun
- (countable) The amount by which something goes too far.
- (countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.
- (uncountable, typography, design) The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.
verb
- To go past something; to go too far.
- To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
- To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
- (figurative) To exceed.
- (reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
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