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underrun |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underrun \Un`der*run"\, v. t. {To underrun a hose} (Naut.), to lift it up at one end then walk along shifting one hand after another so that the water will run out Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung \Un"der*hung"\, a. Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underrun \Un`der*run"\, v. t. To run or pass under especially (Naut.), to pass along and under as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or of examining it Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. --Totten. {To underrun a tackle} (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order
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