overshootingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈʃudɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, shooting n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + shooting n.; in sense 1 after overshoot v.With sense 2 compare later overshoot v. 10.

1. The action of moving or travelling too far or beyond a limit; the action of shooting a projectile beyond a target. Also figurative. Cf. overshoot v. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > passing beyond a point or limit

trespass16..

transgression1623

overshooting1795

overrunning1867

overrun1902

overtravel1923

1795 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 392 The point of the angle sinking down between the two teeth..prevents their overshooting.

?1834 H. Miller Let. in P. Bayne Life & Lett. H. Miller (1871) I. 309 When truth is our object, it is quite as possible to miss the mark by overshooting as by falling short.

1897 Daily News 4 Sept. 6/5 The cause of the accident was the overshooting of the points, owing to the driver not pulling up in time.

1938 Science 25 Feb. 198 Its new level was not attained directly, but by a process of ‘over-shooting’ and subsequent return from a slightly higher pH.

1987 M. Brett How to read Financial Pages xv. 171 The currency moves much further than is needed merely to adjust to trading realities: a process known as overshooting.

2. Excessive shooting, esp. of game birds (cf. overshoot v. 10).

ΚΠ

1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Aug. 5/3 Disease, together with overshooting by greedy lessees, had played such havoc with the moors.

1893 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 225 (note) Ungenial springs, overshooting, the mania for eggs, the extension of small holdings into the moorland, untimely and indiscriminate burning of heather, are the causes [of the decline in grouse] assigned by those who know best.

1923 Science 28 Dec. (Suppl.) p. xiv/2 The number of band-tailed pigeons was greatly reduced by over-shooting, especially during 1912.

2002 Field & Stream Jan. 20/2 Both greater and lesser scaup have yet to recover from years of overshooting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overshootingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈʃudɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and shooting adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overshoot v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < overshoot v. + -ing suffix².

That overshoots (in various senses of the verb).In quot. a1586 figurative: exaggerated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going too far

overshootinga1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp^v To require you, not to haue an ouershooting expectation of mee.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxxiii. 328 This earthquake gave birth to lawsuits..between the proprietors of the overshooting and the possessors of the overshot earth.

1857 Southern Literary Messenger Feb. 88/2 When a man gets up, and speaks right off..—with nothing didactic—but simple, plain, outspoken, honest—how it reaches the heart! Plain men sit under the overshooting reverberations of that deep-throated artillery.

1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie xii The overshooting stream must have turned aside very soon after they left, for the place was not much worse than then.

1979 Economist (Nexis) 13 Oct. 93 The authorities have less to fear from an expansion in the money supply that reflects institutional decisions to pile up cash than they have to fear from an overshooting PSBR.

1991 Bird Watching June 36 (heading) Chris Mead offers the prospect of overshooting vagrants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overshooting
释义	overshootingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃudɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, shooting n. Etymology: < over- prefix + shooting n.; in sense 1 after overshoot v.With sense 2 compare later overshoot v. 10. 1. The action of moving or travelling too far or beyond a limit; the action of shooting a projectile beyond a target. Also figurative. Cf. overshoot v. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > passing beyond a point or limit trespass16.. transgression1623 overshooting1795 overrunning1867 overrun1902 overtravel1923 1795 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 392 The point of the angle sinking down between the two teeth..prevents their overshooting. ?1834 H. Miller Let. in P. Bayne Life & Lett. H. Miller (1871) I. 309 When truth is our object, it is quite as possible to miss the mark by overshooting as by falling short. 1897 Daily News 4 Sept. 6/5 The cause of the accident was the overshooting of the points, owing to the driver not pulling up in time. 1938 Science 25 Feb. 198 Its new level was not attained directly, but by a process of ‘over-shooting’ and subsequent return from a slightly higher pH. 1987 M. Brett How to read Financial Pages xv. 171 The currency moves much further than is needed merely to adjust to trading realities: a process known as overshooting. 2. Excessive shooting, esp. of game birds (cf. overshoot v. 10). ΚΠ 1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Aug. 5/3 Disease, together with overshooting by greedy lessees, had played such havoc with the moors. 1893 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 225 (note) Ungenial springs, overshooting, the mania for eggs, the extension of small holdings into the moorland, untimely and indiscriminate burning of heather, are the causes [of the decline in grouse] assigned by those who know best. 1923 Science 28 Dec. (Suppl.) p. xiv/2 The number of band-tailed pigeons was greatly reduced by over-shooting, especially during 1912. 2002 Field & Stream Jan. 20/2 Both greater and lesser scaup have yet to recover from years of overshooting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overshootingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃudɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and shooting adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overshoot v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < overshoot v. + -ing suffix². That overshoots (in various senses of the verb).In quot. a1586 figurative: exaggerated. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going too far overshootinga1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp^v To require you, not to haue an ouershooting expectation of mee. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxxiii. 328 This earthquake gave birth to lawsuits..between the proprietors of the overshooting and the possessors of the overshot earth. 1857 Southern Literary Messenger Feb. 88/2 When a man gets up, and speaks right off..—with nothing didactic—but simple, plain, outspoken, honest—how it reaches the heart! Plain men sit under the overshooting reverberations of that deep-throated artillery. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie xii The overshooting stream must have turned aside very soon after they left, for the place was not much worse than then. 1979 Economist (Nexis) 13 Oct. 93 The authorities have less to fear from an expansion in the money supply that reflects institutional decisions to pile up cash than they have to fear from an overshooting PSBR. 1991 Bird Watching June 36 (heading) Chris Mead offers the prospect of overshooting vagrants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1795adj.a1586
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