Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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noun
A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To run or pass under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run.
