| overshoot | | |
| n. (act) | 1. go-around, overshoot, wave-off | an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt. |
| ~ landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane. |
| v. (competition) | 2. overshoot | shoot beyond or over (a target). |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ miss | fail to reach.; "The arrow missed the target" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. overshoot | aim too high.; "The plan overshoots its aim" |
| ~ aspire, shoot for, draw a bead on, aim | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal. |
| ~ overrun | run beyond or past.; "The plane overran the runway" |
| pass by | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | move past.; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ skirt | pass around or about; move along the border.; "The boat skirted the coast" |
| ~ run by | pass by while running.; "We watched children were running by" |
| ~ fly by | pass by while flying.; "An enemy plane flew by" |
| ~ whisk by, zip by, fly by | move by very quickly. |
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