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Overshoot

To shoot over or beyond.

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Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Aspire 76% connected

To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to…

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Blast 76% connected

A violent gust of wind.

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Miss 76% connected

A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

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Shoot 76% connected

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…

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Overrun 76% connected

of Overrun

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Aim 72% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Direct 72% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Take 72% connected

Taken.

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Train 72% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Undershoot 94% connected

To shoot short of (a mark).

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Undershoot 94% connected

To shoot short of (a mark).

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