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UNDERRUN
underrun
(verb) haul onto a boat; “underrun the cable for repair”
underrun
(verb) run or pass below
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
underrun (plural underruns)
(accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
(computing) A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.
Verb
underrun (third-person singular simple present underruns, present participle underrunning, simple past underran, past participle underrun)
To run or pass under.
(nautical) To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.
(nautical) To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*run", v. t.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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