What does underset mean?
Underset means (transitive) To set under or beneath..
Underset
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To set under or beneath..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive) To set under or beneath.
- To prop or support.
- undercurrent (of water)
Example Sentences
How it was shaped up with proper foreway and under-set for dished wheels, or how iron "clouts" (with "clout-nails") were carefully fitted into it to take the wear — is all but gone from my memory, as indeed it was hardly worth storing [...]
being a company at that time , and well underset with rich men , and good order
Unless posts are underset in very steep mines they are apt to fall out before the pressure of the roof has tightened them. Posts are sometimes too much underset, owing to their being too long.
Synonyms for underset
Antonyms for underset
Related Words
Word Forms
- undersets
- undersetting
- underset
- under-set
Usage Notes
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How do you use underset in a sentence?
How it was shaped up with proper foreway and under-set for dished wheels, or how iron "clouts" (with "clout-nails") were carefully fitted into it to take the wear — is all but gone from my memory, as indeed it was hardly worth storing [...]
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