Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Supported from above, as a crane that moves along a track supported from a beam.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Projecting beyond the upper jaw: applied to the under jaw.
- Having the under jaw projecting beyond the upper jaw.
- Suspended or hung in such a manner that the elements which carry the weight or load are below the load they carry, but the links connecting the two are in tension.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door.
- adjective Having the lower jaw projecting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
hung orsuspended fromabove - adjective carpentry Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; said of a sliding door.
- adjective Having the lower
jaw projecting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
- adjective supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above
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Examples
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So was his face square, wide between the cheekbones, underhung with massive jaws, and topped with a broad, intelligent forehead.
Chapter 13 2010
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His eyes were underhung with flabby half-moon plums.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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His jaw was underhung, and when he laughed, two white buck-teeth protruded themselves and glistened savagely in the midst of the grin.
Vanity Fair 2006
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We reached the naked abutment, and drew ourselves forward on our faces in the shadow of its rails till we could nearly touch the grey skeleton of underhung girders, and see the single sentry leaning against the other abutment, sixty yards across the gulf.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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Shitbird criminals like that are always underhung.
Hollywood Nocturne Ellroy, James 1994
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His tawny beard concealed a jaw underhung, a chin jutting and dangerous.
Famous Affinities of History — Volume 1 Lyndon Orr
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His tawny beard concealed a jaw underhung, a chin jutting and dangerous.
Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr
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Even Mouthed -- A term used to describe a dog whose jaws are neither overhung nor underhung.
The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog Edward Axtell
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Silvestro was hand in hand with Petruccio and another boy, called Mastino because he was heavy-jowled and underhung.
Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett
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The others eyed him from serious, underhung faces.
The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan
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