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undershoots

undershoots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undershoot.

Meaning of undershoot

Verb

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

  1. To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
  2. To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
  3. (broadly) To underestimate.
    • The first day, I think I undershot how much I should've been drinking, because it had almost no effect on me.2014, Dave Schilling, One of Our Writers Went on an All-Alcohol Diet for a Week
  4. To record too little photographic footage.

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Questions about undershoots

What is undershoots the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Undershoots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undershoot.

Words near undershoots in the dictionary

  1. undershoes
  2. undershoot
  3. undershooter
  4. undershooters
  5. undershooting
  6. undershoots
  7. undershorts
  8. undershot
  9. undershots
  10. undershrievalty
  11. undershrub

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