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Definition undershoot in British English

undershoot verb

verb
1

to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target

2

if a plane undershoots the runway it lands short of it

3

if someone undershoots a target or aim they fail to reach it

Example

The government undershot its own debt forecasts.

Definition undershoot in British English