undershot

Definition of Undershot in English :

1. underhung, undershot, underslung

having a lower part projecting beyond the upper

Example Sentences:
'an underhung jaw'
'undershot bulldog'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Undershot

adjective

1.

(of the lower jaw) projecting beyond the upper jaw; underhung

2.

(of a water wheel) driven by a flow of water that passes under the wheel rather than over it

overshot

adjective

1.

with the lower part or half extending past the upper

an undershot jaw

2.

driven by water flowing along the lower part

an undershot water wheel

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.