Meanings
present singular third person overhits · participle present overhitting
- To hit too far or too hard.
The golfer overhit his shot onto the green, and it rolled into the bunker.
1 more example
Kane did more than anyone to provoke the crowd’s dissent with his overhit passes and misdirected shots.
2016 June 27, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishhit
- Englishoverhit
Cite this entry
overhit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhit
“overhit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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