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.

• 🇨🇳过时的形容词，指下颌突出于上颌的；也用于描述船底突出的船只。

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.

   🇨🇳下支撑式

   反义词: 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.

   🇨🇳下颌突出

   同义词: juttingprognathicprognathousprotrudingundershot

• more underhung comparative form
• most underhung superlative form