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Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

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  1. a. Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
  2. a. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.
  3. adj. having a lower part projecting beyond the upper
  4. 1. (Zoöl.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog. 2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.
  5. Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upperones, as in the bulldog.
  6. v fall short of (the runway) in a landing v shoot short of or below (a target) s having a lower part projecting beyond the upper