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