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overhit

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To hit too far or too hard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The golfer overhit his shot onto the green, and it rolled into the bunker.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English hit English overhit From over- + hit.