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Outshoot vs Overshoot - What's the difference?

outshoot | overshoot |

As verbs the difference between outshoot and overshoot

is that outshoot is (sports|us) to score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer while overshoot is to go past something; to go too far.

As a noun overshoot is

(uncountable) the amount by which something goes too far.

outshoot

English

Alternative forms

* out-shoot

Verb

  • (sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
  • * {{quote-news, 2001, June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers, The New York Times citation
    • , passage=Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.}}

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    overshoot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The amount by which something goes too far.
    • Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot .
  • (countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

    • Verb

  • To go past something; to go too far.
    • When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.
  • To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
  • * South
    • not to overshoot his game
  • To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
    • (Hartle)
  • (figurative) To exceed.
    • to overshoot the truth
    (Cowper)