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underrun

[ uhn-der-ruhn ]

verb (used with object)

, un·der·ran, un·der·run, un·der·run·ning.
  1. to run, pass, or go under.
  2. Nautical. to pass beneath (a stretched rope, net, etc.) in a boat or the like for the purpose of inspection or repairs.


noun

  1. something that runs or passes underneath, as a current.
  2. an instance of costing or spending less than estimated.
  3. a production run of a manufactured or printed item below the quantity ordered.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of underrun1

First recorded in 1540–50; under- + run
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Example Sentences

The snow-white spires of the oncoming ship swayed with solemn and stately motions to the underrun of the quartering sea.

In precisely similar manner the horn, and in this case the skin of the coronet, is underrun.

The car had just thundered past another station, and Callahan had underrun one more stop-signal at full speed.

"That 'seventeen' white pine is going to underrun," said Dyer.

The 'Niagara' put back, and the cable was 'underrun' the whole distance.

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