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Verb: undershoot (undershot)  ,ún-du(r)'shoot
  1. Fall short of (the runway) in a landing
    "The plane undershot the runway"
     
  2. Shoot short of or below (a target)
    "The golfer undershot the green on his approach"

Derived forms: undershooting, undershoots, undershot

Type of: land, miss, set down

Antonym: overshoot

Encyclopedia: Undershoot