undershot

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UK/ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌʃɒt/

adjective

Powered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel)

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of undershoot
adjectiveundershot (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePowered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel)
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

    His blunt undershot mouth curved in a smile that was somewhat ingratiating.

    1931, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 3, in The Glass Key, New York: Vintage, published 1972, page 50
nounundershot (plural undershots)

plural undershots

  1. An undershot water wheel.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a lower part projecting beyond the upper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian подливен
  • подливен (podliven)powered by water flowing from below
Irish íos-scairde
  • íos-scairdepowered by water flowing from below

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Cite this entry
APA

undershot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershot

MLA

“undershot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undershot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershot.

Source: undershot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.