Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Underrun"

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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