To go past something; to go too far. / To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something. / To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. / (figuratively) To exceed.

(countable) The amount by which something goes too far. / (countable, ecology) When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overshoot

present participle of overshoot

plural of overshooter

One who overshoots.

(ecology) The calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth's capacity to regenerate those resources that year.

plural of Earth Overshoot Day