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.
☞ 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.
To underrun a tackle(Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order.