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UNDERSLUNG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underslung mean?
• UNDERSLUNG (adjective)
The adjective UNDERSLUNG has 3 senses:
1. supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below
2. having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
3. having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
Familiarity information: UNDERSLUNG used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
Synonyms:
squat; underslung
Similar:
low (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension)
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