undershot

UK: /ˈʌndəˌʃɒt/

US: (un′dər shot′; for 3 also un′dər shot′)

From the verb undershoot: (⇒ conjugate)

undershot is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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un•der•shot  (un′dər shot′; for 3 also un′dər shot′), adj. 

1. having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog.
2. Mechanical Engineering driven by water passing beneath:
   an undershot vertical water wheel.

v. 

3. Rocketry pt. and pp. of undershoot. 

• under- + shot² 1600–10

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undershot / ˈʌndəˌʃɒt/ adjective

1. (of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung
2. (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it
   See overshot

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•der•shoot  (un′dər sho̅o̅t′, un′dər sho̅o̅t′), v., -shot, -shoot•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Rocketry, Military 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.

v.i. 

3. Rocketry, Military to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target.

• under- + shoot 1655–65

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undershoot / ˌʌndəˈʃuːt/ verb ( -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)