underdrive

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English

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Etymology

From under- +‎ drive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underdrive (not comparable)

  1. (of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.

Verb

underdrive (third-person singular simple present underdrives, present participle underdriving, simple past underdrove, past participle underdriven)

  1. (transitive) To slow the rate of rotation in (a pulley-based system).

Danish

Etymology

under (“under”) +‎ drive (“drive”)

Verb

underdrive (imperative underdriv, infinitive at underdrive, present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev, perfect tense har underdrevet)

  1. understate

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

under +‎ drive.

Verb

underdrive (present tense underdriver, past tense underdrev or underdreiv, past participle underdrevet, present participle underdrivende, imperative underdriv)

  1. to understate
    Antonym: overdrive

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

under +‎ drive.

Verb

underdrive (present tense underdriv, past tense underdreiv, supine underdrive, past participle underdriven, present participle underdrivande, imperative underdriv)

  1. to understate
    Antonym: overdrive

References

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