"overshoot" meaning in English

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          "text": "As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aerodromes.",
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          "ref": "2020, Karen Cheng, Designing Type, 2nd edition, page 88",
          "text": "The bowl of the D and the O are usually not identical, as most D forms do not have overshoot or undershoot.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent."
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          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
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          "design",
          "design#Noun"
        ],
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          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
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          "capline",
          "capline"
        ],
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          "font",
          "font"
        ]
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        "(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."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "arts",
        "design",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊ.vɚˌshut/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌoʊ.vɚˈshut/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːt"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "when the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity",
      "word": "túlfogyasztás"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "when the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrecarga"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms prefixed with over-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/uːt",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overshooting",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "overshot",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Aircraft on rail tracks”, in Trains Illustrated, page 650",
          "text": "As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aerodromes.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2021 December 15, Paul Clifton, “There is nothing you can do”, in RAIL, number 946, page 37",
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        "To go past something; to go too far."
      ]
    },
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        "To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond."
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "to overshoot the truth",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems: by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq., →OCLC",
          "text": "That fire abated that impells rash youth,\nProud of his speed to overshoot the truth,",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows, “Author's preface”, in Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Reece Patton, Formatting for Print",
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        "(figurative) To exceed."
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        "figuratively"
      ]
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    {
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        "English reflexive verbs"
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        "To venture too far; to overreach (oneself)."
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        "(reflexive) To venture too far; to overreach (oneself)."
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to go past something; to go too far",
      "word": "túlfut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to go past something; to go too far",
      "word": "túlszalad"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something",
      "word": "túllő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something",
      "word": "ellő fölötte"
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}