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overshoot vs direct

direct vs overshoot

overshoot is a noun but direct is not a noun.

overshoot is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

overshoot and direct both are verbs.

overshoot is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overshoot Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
overshoot (noun) direct (noun)
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
overshoot (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
overshoot (verb) direct (verb)
aim too high plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
shoot beyond or over (a target) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
overshoot (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between overshoot and direct

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