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Adjective undershot has 1 sense

underhung, undershot, underslung - having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog"
Antonym: intrusive (indirect, via protrusive)

Verb undershoot has 2 senses

undershoot - fall short of (the runway) in a landing; "The plane undershot the runway"
--₁ is one way to land, set down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
undershoot - shoot short of or below (a target)
--₂ is one way to miss
Antonyms: overshoot
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something