underhung

An obsolete adjective describing a lower jaw that projects beyond the upper jaw; also used to describe a ship with a projecting lower part.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe una mandíbula inferior que sobresale por delante de la superior; también se aplica a un barco cuya parte inferior sobresale.

1. Supported from below C2 formal

   Describes something that is supported from below, especially resting on a track instead of being suspended from above.

   • The underhung door slides smoothly on its bottom track.
   • The underhung drawer system allows for easier access.
   • The underhung crane moves along a rail on the floor.

   🇪🇸soportado desde abajo

   Antónimos: suspended

2. Projecting lower part C2 formal

   Having a lower part that projects beyond the upper part, often used to describe a jaw or similar feature.

   • His underhung jaw gave him a determined expression.
   • The dog had an underhung bite, with the lower teeth extending past the upper.
   • The statue's underhung chin was a distinctive feature.

   🇪🇸prognato / saliente inferior

   Sinónimos: juttingprognathicprognathousprotrudingundershot

• more underhung comparative form
• most underhung superlative form