- To underrun a hose
- Underrun Un`der*run", v. t.
To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and
under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of
examining it.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
{To underrun a hose} (Naut.), to lift it up at one end, then walk along shifting one hand after another so that the water will run out.
{To underrun a tackle} (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.