under shot
dərˌʃɒt; adjective
1.
having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog.
2.
driven by water passing beneath: an undershot vertical water wheel.
verb
3.
simple past tense and past participle of undershoot.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
2.
Aeronautics. (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too rapid loss of altitude.
verb (used without object)
3.
to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target.
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| —vb , -shoots, -shooting, -shot | |
| 1. | (of a pilot) to cause (an aircraft) to land short of (a runway) or (of an aircraft) to land in this way |
| 2. | to shoot a projectile so that it falls short of (a target) |
| undershot (ˈʌndəˌʃɒt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung |
| 2. | See overshot (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it |
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Medical Dictionary
undershoot un·der·shoot (ŭn'dər-sh&oomacr;t')
n.
A temporary decrease below the final steady-state value that may occur immediately following the removal of an influence that had been raising that value.
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