What is to exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much called?
overshoot — To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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