UNDERRUN


Meaning of UNDERRUN in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: under (I) + run

transitive verb

1. : to pass or extend under

underrun and uplifted by advancing masses of colder air

2.

a. : to pass along under in order to examine (a cable)

b. : to separate and put in order the parts of (a tackle)

c. : to take in (a net or trawl line) for emptying and resetting

d. : to lift and empty out (a hose) by walking along and shifting the hold successively along the length

intransitive verb

: to flow or persist in a suppressed or underlying stream

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : undercurrent

2. : a run (as of goods or printed copies) short of the quantity ordered by a customer

3. : the amount by which the actual cut of merchantable lumber falls below a log scale estimate

4. : the lower contact surface of a third rail or trolley wire

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.