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1underrun
verb un·der·run \-ˈrən\
un·der·ran\-ˈran\un·der·runun·der·run·ning
Definition of UNDERRUN
transitive verb
1
: to pass along under in order to examine (a cable)
2
: to pass or extend under
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First Known Use of UNDERRUN
1547
Rhymes with UNDERRUN
Acheron, Algonquin, allemande, all-or-none, Balzacian, give the gun, hit-and-run, jump the gun, machine-gun, machine gun, megaton, midnight sun, one-on-one, one-to-one, on the run, overrun, pellet gun, radar gun, ride shotgun, riot gun, run-and-gun, Sally Lunn, scattergun, smoking gun, tommy gun, twenty-one, underdone, water gun
2underrun
noun un·der·run \ˈən-də(r)-ˌrən\
Definition of UNDERRUN
: the amount by which something produced (as a cut of lumber) falls below an estimate
First Known Use of UNDERRUN
1926
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