overshot
Pronunciation: [ˈoʊvərʃɑt]
Word
Context: "movement"
(verb) to go past a target or a point you aimed for, usually by moving too fast. Imagine you're throwing a ball and it goes past where you wanted it to land.
Example
She overshot her throw and the ball landed in the neighbor's yard.
Example
He didn’t overshoot the target; his aim was perfect.
Example
Did you overshoot the mark when you threw the paper airplane?
Context: "finance"
(verb) to exceed a budget or an expected limit. This can happen while planning for a project or an event. If you spend more money than you planned, you overshot your budget.
Example
They overshot their budget because of unexpected expenses.
Example
Thankfully, they did not overshoot their budget this time.
Example
Did the project overshoot the budget we set?
Context: "mechanics"
(noun) the amount by which something has gone too far. This is like measuring how much extra distance something traveled beyond what was intended.
Example
The overshot of the vehicle was measured to be five meters.
Example
There was no overshot on this trip; we arrived exactly on time.
Example
What was the overshot measured in that last experiment?
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