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UNDERHUNG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underhung mean?
• UNDERHUNG (adjective)
The adjective UNDERHUNG has 2 senses:
1. supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above
2. having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
Familiarity information: UNDERHUNG used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above
Context example:
underhung sliding doors
Similar:
supported (held up or having the weight borne especially from below)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
Synonyms:
underhung; undershot; underslung
Context example:
undershot bulldog
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
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