Definitions for underrun

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underrun un·der·run

Spelling: [uhn-der-ruhn]

IPA: /ˌʌn dərˈrʌn/

Underrun is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in underrun (dennrruu).

Definitions for underrun

noun

1. something that runs or passes underneath, as a current.
2. an instance of costing or spending less than estimated.
3. a production run of a manufactured or printed item below the quantity ordered.

verb (used with object)

1. to run, pass, or go under.
2. Nautical. to pass beneath (a stretched rope, net, etc.) in a boat or the like for the purpose of inspection or repairs.

Origin of underrun

First recorded in 1540-50; under- + run

Examples for underrun

The snow-white spires of the oncoming ship swayed with solemn and stately motions to the underrun of the quartering sea.

The Niagara put back, and the cable was "underrun" the whole distance.

"That 'seventeen' white pine is going to underrun," said Dyer.

In precisely similar manner the horn, and in this case the skin of the coronet, is underrun.

The 'Niagara' put back, and the cable was 'underrun' the whole distance.

The car had just thundered past another station, and Callahan had underrun one more stop-signal at full speed.