overhit
Send too far
To overhit is to strike something too hard, sending it farther or higher than intended.
The term appears most often in sports—golf, tennis, cricket—where precision matters: She overhit the approach shot and landed in the rough.
An overhit pass in soccer sails past the intended receiver.
Forceful impact or closure
- smashBreak violently apart
- wallopForceful strike or defeat
- thumpHeavy dull blow
- hammerTool for striking nails
clobber · whack · power · overpower · muscle · blast · crush · pummel
slam
Forceful impact or closure
hammer · clobber · whack · power · overpower · muscle · blast · crush · pummel · batter
tennis
Racquet sport over net
volleyball · baseline · lob · backhand · forehand · serve · rally · court · net · out
overshoot
Go beyond intended point
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- miscalculateCompute incorrectly
- errorFault in communication
blunder · misstep · miscue · flub · botch · fumble · unforced error · miss · wayward · long
overhitunderhit
Struck with insufficient force
underpower · underpowered · dink · duff · soft-pedal
overhitunderhit
Struck with insufficient force
come up short · fall short · perfect · nail · flush