O′ver‐shoot″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overshot (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overshooting.] 1. To shoot over or beyond. “Not to overshoot his game.” South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper.
To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.