overshot
Missed by excess
Overshot describes something that has gone past its intended target or limit.
A plane that overshot the runway went too far.
An overshot water wheel is powered by water flowing over the top rather than underneath.
As the past tense of overshoot, it applies to budgets, deadlines, or estimates exceeded: We overshot our budget by twenty percent.
Fabric-making frame
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- heddleLoom thread guide
treadle · jacquard · harness · shaft · batten · beam · selvedge · tabby
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
surfeit · overrun · spillover · overproduction · overextension · overreach · beyond · past
Fault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimateJudge as greater than
- misstepError in action or judgment
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
inaccuracy · mistake · misreckoning · miscalculation · misfire · target · aim · trajectory
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
parabola · landing · target · runway · approach · glide · descent · overflight
loom
Fabric-making frame
heddle · treadle · jacquard · harness · shaft · batten · beam · selvedge · tabby · twill
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
overkill · surfeit · overrun · spillover · overproduction · overextension · overreach · beyond · past · exceeded
error
Fault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimateJudge as greater than
- misstepError in action or judgment
blunder · inaccuracy · mistake · misreckoning · miscalculation · misfire · target · aim · trajectory · correction
trajectory
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- projectileLaunched airborne object
ballistics · parabola · landing · target · runway · approach · glide · descent · overflight · airstrip
rim
Circular outer boundary
- backboardBoard behind basket
- airballShot missing everything
- three-pointerBeyond-arc basketball score
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- weavingloom, looms, power looms, warp, shuttle
- weave patternsweave, basketweave, twill, herringbone, satin
- oilfield equipmentdrilling rig, oil rig, offshore rig, derrick, rotary drill
- weavestwill, satin weave, basket weave, tabby, jacquard
- well equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, casing, tubing, packer
overshotundershot
Failed to reach
undershoot · fell short · undershooting · underestimated · short