Undershot

Word UNDERSHOT
Character 9
Hyphenation un der shot
Pronunciations /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌʃɒt/

Definitions and meanings of "Undershot"

What do we mean by undershot?

Driven by water passing from below, as a water wheel. adjective

Having the lower jaw or teeth projecting beyond the upper; underhung. adjective

Moved by water passing under, or acting on the lowest part of.

Underhung, as a dog.

Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog. adjective

Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot. adjective

Simple past tense and past participle of undershoot. verb

Powered by water flowing from below adjective

Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog. adjective

Having a lower part projecting beyond the upper adjective

To shoot not far enough or not well enough.

To not go far enough when trying to reach a goal.

(by extension) To underestimate.

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The word "undershot" in example sentences

But there is another form of mill wheels, what is called the undershot wheel, in which it only acts by its impact, as represented in FIG. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Little we thought he should ever own it, or that John would be pointing it out to his own boys, lecturing them on "undershot," and "overshot," as he used to lecture me. ❋ Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1856)

The original water wheel was an "undershot" type, and was probably made almost entirely of wood. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yamaha Motor tumbled 9.6% after the motorcycle maker said it expects a 9.3% rise in net profit to 20 billion yen and a 3.3% rise in operating profit to 53 billion yen for the fiscal year through December, both of which undershot the Nikkei Quick consensus at 35 billion yen and 66 billion yen, respectively. ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2011)

The company undershot Wall Street's quarterly earnings expectations but also posted stronger-than-expected revenues, driven by growth in the company's fixed income, currencies and commodities, or FICC, segment. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

Oracle shares are expected to drop sharply after its update last night undershot market forecasts for the first time in a decade.1.27pm: Another quick look at those public finances numbers out in the UK this morning. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"We simply undershot the industry," said Mr. Lavin, who moved to Hong Kong last year to keep closer tabs on China and other Asian markets. ❋ James R. Hagerty (2011)

Gross domestic product growth was marginally below the consensus call of 4%, and also undershot the Bank of Canada's 4.2% forecast. ❋ Nirmala Menon (2011)

Limited Brands lost 26 cents, or 0.6%, to 42.96, after the apparel retailer's October same-store sales growth undershot expectations, offsetting an increased fiscal third-quarter earnings view. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

In recent reporting seasons, analysts significantly overshot or undershot earnings estimates for about 90% of the S&P 500 companies, according to Birinyi. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2011)

Mandiri Sekuritas economist Aldian Taloputra said that even though third-quarter GDP growth undershot the median forecast, full-year growth may still hit 6.5% as "even if there's a slowdown in exports in the fourth quarter, it will likely be offset by rising investment." ❋ Farida Husna (2011)

They have consistently undershot actual inflation during recent years—egregiously so, at times. ❋ Alen Mattich (2011)

In a recent TechCrunch article it was revealed that even Apple fanboy bloggers undershot the mark by at least half when it came to predicting iPad sales. ❋ Marc Hershon (2011)

Shares fell in after-hours trading as the company undershot analysts' earnings forecasts. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

Its exploration and production division slightly undershot expectations, but downstream was impressive, he said. ❋ Alexis Flynn (2011)

Most retail sales figures matched analyst expectations, but some big department stores undershot estimates. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

That represented a slowing in the key inflation gauge from August's 6.2%, and also undershot the median 6.2% forecast of 14 economists in a Dow Jones Newswires survey. ❋ Aaron Back (2011)

In Friday economic data, wholesale-inventory figures undershot economists' expectations, highlighting companies' unwillingness to bulk up in a weak economy. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

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