UNDERSHOOT


Meaning of UNDERSHOOT in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: under (I) + shoot, v.

1. : to shoot short of or below (a target)

2. : to fall short of (a runway) in landing an airplane

intransitive verb

: to shoot so as to strike below or short of the mark

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

: an act or an instance of undershooting

III. noun

Etymology: under (III) + shoot, n. (branch)

: a shoot (as of a plant) that springs out below a higher or more important shoot

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