undershift

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Synonyms: undershirt, undersuit, undershoot, undershot, underskirt, undershut

Antonyms: undershirt, undersuit, undershoot, undershot, underskirt, undershut

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Noun

1. An [[unfitted]] [[undergarment]] that [[cover]]s the [[torso]].
2. {{label|en|sports}} The strategy or act of [[position]]ing [[defensive]] [[player]]s extra far toward the [[offense]]'s [[weak]] side.
3. {{label|en|mineralogy}} The amount of [[displacement]] in the [[layer]]s in a [[crystal lattice]] that places the layers too close together.
4. {{label|en|mechanical engineering}} A [[misalignment]] resulting from failure to [[shift]] [[gear]]s far enough.
5. A [[change]] that results in something being not being [[move]]d [[far]] enough or too few things being moved.
6. {{label|en|geology}} An [[underhang]] caused by [[seismic]] [[shift]].

Verb

1. {{label|en|sports}} To [[position]] [[defensive]] [[player]]s too far in a particular direction.
2. {{label|en|mechanical engineering}} To [[undershoot]] when changing [[gear]]s.
3. To [[move]] too small an [[amount]] or not to move something [[far]] enough.
4. {{label|en|economics}} To [[raise]] the [[price]] to [[consumer]]s by [[less]] than an underlying [[cost]] increase that results from rising [[tax]]es.

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