UNDERSHOOT

undershoot

(verb) shoot short of or below (a target)

undershoot

(verb) fall short of (the runway) in a landing; “The plane undershot the runway”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

undershoot (third-person singular simple present undershoots, present participle undershooting, simple past and past participle undershot)

To shoot not far enough or not well enough.

To not go far enough when trying to reach a goal.

(by extension) To underestimate.

Antonyms

• overshoot

Noun

undershoot (uncountable)

The situation where a neuron's membrane potential falls below the normal resting potential.

An instance of undershooting.

Anagrams

• honouredst

Source: Wiktionary

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Un`der*shoot", v. t.

Definition: To shoot short of (a mark).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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