1. Shoot beyond or over (a target)
   "The archer overshot the target"
    
2. Aim too high
   "The plan overshoots its aim"

1. An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
   "The pilot executed an overshoot when the runway wasn't clear for landing";
   - wave-off, go-around

Derived forms: overshooting, overshoots, overshot

Type of: aim, aspire, blast, draw a bead on, landing approach, miss, shoot, shoot for

Antonym: undershoot

Encyclopedia: Overshoot