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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overhit .
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Examples
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"Second minute – Downing overhits a cross, Carroll fails to control," notes Ben Stanley.
Manchester City 0 - 1 Liverpool – as it happened | Simon Burnton 2012
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Then again, Stoke look like a pub team just now.30 min: I was just writing an entry about how Krul was having a great game, catching everything Delap was hurling at him and then he goes and does this: Wilkinson overhits a cross from the right and it should be easy pickings for Krul.
Stoke City v Newcastle United - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011
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First Gerrard's pass shoots past Meireles, then - after United cede possession - Cole overhits a pass to the overlapping Johnson, who stops, starts and stops again before the ball trickles off for a goal kick.
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If you think about it, there were a lot more overhits about 10 years ago than there are today.
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Silva has Tevez to his left but instead overhits a pass to Toure to his right, and the home side can regroup.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Mereiles overhits the corner and Kuyt has to stretch to get it way beyond the far post and bcan't really get enough on it to do anything dangerous.
The Guardian World News Rob Bagchi 2011
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He overhits a backhand, and then Murray serves out the game.
The Guardian World News Rob Smyth 2011
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He thinks about chipping the goalkeeper but, instead, overhits a cross to Jovanovic and it goes out for a goal kick.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010
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More impressive baseline rallying, this time with Murray coming out on top, sealing the game to love as Monfils overhits a forehand return.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Murray is clearly set on moving Monfils to all corners of the court - and it seems to be working as his opponent overhits two attempted winners.
BBC News - Home 2010
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