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underhit

underhit verb: to hit with insufficient force.

Verb

underhit (third-person singular simple present underhits, present participle underhitting, simple past and past participle underhit)

  1. (transitive) To hit with insufficient force.
    • The golfer underhit the ball and failed to reach the green.

Forms of underhit

third-person singular presentunderhits
present participleunderhitting
past participleunderhit
pastunderhit

Origin of underhit

From under- + hit.

Questions about underhit

What does underhit mean?
Underhit means to hit with insufficient force.
What part of speech is underhit?
Underhit is a verb.
What is the past tense of underhit?
The past tense of underhit is underhit.

Words near underhit in the dictionary

  1. underhill
  2. Underhill Center
  3. Underhills
  4. underhint
  5. underhints
  6. underhit
  7. underhits
  8. underhitting
  9. underhive
  10. underhold
  11. underholding

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