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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: underhung, undershot, underslung]
3: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: squat, underslung]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1903 1. of a vehicle frame suspended below the axles 2. having a low center of gravity

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 supported from above. 2 (of a vehicle chassis) hanging lower than the axles.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Underrun Un`der*run", v. t. To underrun a hose (Naut.), to lift it up at one end, then walk along shifting one hand after another so that the water will run out. Underslung Un"der*slung`, Underhung Un"der*hung", a. Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.