Definition of undershot Undershot

un•der•shot

We found 7 definitions of undershot from 5 different sources.

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What does undershot mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

undershot - having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog"
  underhung, underslung
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • undershot (a.)
    Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
  • undershot (a.)
    Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • undershot
    un′dėr-shot, adj. moved by water passing under the wheel

Part of speech

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  • undershot, verb, past participle of undershoot (infinitive).
  • undershot, verb, past simple of undershoot (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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