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  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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  underslung 
  adj  1:  supported  from  above  especially  in  a  vehicle  having  springs 
  attached  to  the  axle  from  below 
  2:  having  a  lower  part  projecting  beyond  the  upper;  "an 
  underhung  jaw";  "undershot  bulldog"  [syn:  {underhung},  {undershot}] 
  3:  having  a  low  center  of  gravity;  built  low  to  the  ground 
  [syn:  {squat}] 




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