"underkill" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌndəˌkɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/ [US]
Etymology: From under- + kill. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|kill}} under- + kill Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underkill (uncountable)
  1. (manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-underkill-en-noun--IwpOOE9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 20 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 12 22 Topics: business, manufacturing
  2. (military) The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-underkill-en-noun-1fC0FlVU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 30 32 38 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌndəˈkɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underkill.wav Forms: underkills [present, singular, third-person], underkilling [participle, present], underkilled [participle, past], underkilled [past]
Etymology: From under- + kill. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|kill}} under- + kill Head templates: {{en-verb}} underkill (third-person singular simple present underkills, present participle underkilling, simple past and past participle underkilled)
  1. (manufacturing) To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria. Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-underkill-en-verb-cdPK3EAf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 30 32 38 Topics: business, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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