undershoot

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Synonyms: undershot, undershirt, understood, underfoot, undershift, undershoots, undershut, under foot, underhook, intershoot

Antonyms: undershot, undershirt, understood, underfoot, undershift, undershoots, undershut, under foot, underhook, intershoot

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Verb

1. To [[shoot]] not far enough or not well enough.
2. To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} To [[underestimate]].
4. To [[record]] too little [[photographic]] [[footage]].

Noun

1. The situation where a [[neuron]]'s [[membrane]] [[potential]] falls below the normal resting potential.
2. An instance of undershooting.
3. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|typography|design}} {{rfdef|en}}

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