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un·der·shot  (ndr-sht)
v.
Past tense and past participle of undershoot.
adj. (ndr-sht)
1. Driven by water passing from below, as a water wheel.
2. Having the lower jaw or teeth projecting beyond the upper; underhung.
undershot [ˈʌndəˌʃɒt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it Compare overshot
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Adj.1.undershot - having a lower part projecting beyond the upperundershot - having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog"
underhung, underslung
protrusive - thrusting outward
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