v. (past and past part. -shot) land short of (a runway etc.).
UNDERSIZED
adj. Smaller than average.
UNDERSKIRT
n. Petticoat.
UNDERSLUNG
adj. Supported from above.
UNDERSPEND
v. (past and past part. -spent) (usu. Absol.) Spend less than (the expected amount), or too little.
UNDERSTAND
v. (past and past part. -stood) 1 perceive the meaning of (words, a person, a language, a subject, etc.) (understood you perfectly; cannot understand algebra).
- perceive the significance or cause of (do not understand why he came).
- (often absol.) Sympathize with, know how to deal with (quite understand your difficulty; ask her, she understands).
- (often foll. By that or absol.) Infer, take as implied (am i to understand that you refuse?; he is old, i understand).
UNDERSTATE
v. (-ting) 1 express mildly or in a restrained way.
- represent as less than it actually is. understatement n.
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