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
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
Un`der*shoot", v. t.
Definition: To shoot short of (a mark).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition