undershot

un·der·shot

U0058000 (ŭn′dər-shŏt′)v.Past tense and past participle of undershoot.adj. (ŭn′dər-shŏt′)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) adj1. (Anatomy) (of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung2. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it. See overshot

un•der•shot

(ˈʌn dərˌʃɒt; for 3 also ˌʌn dərˈʃɒt)

adj. 1. having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog. 2. driven by water passing beneath: an undershot vertical water wheel. v. 3. pt. and pp. of undershoot. [1600–10]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

undershot - having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog"underhung, underslungprotrusive - thrusting outward