"underboost" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: underboosts [plural]
Etymology: under- + boost Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|boost}} under- + boost Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underboost (countable and uncountable, plural underboosts)
  1. (uncountable) The process of underboosting. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-underboost-en-noun-LmpJ2V1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 15 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 25 36
  2. (countable) An instance of underboost. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-underboost-en-noun-Fm5ooBlO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 25 36

Verb [English]

Forms: underboosts [present, singular, third-person], underboosting [participle, present], underboosted [participle, past], underboosted [past]
Etymology: under- + boost Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|boost}} under- + boost Head templates: {{en-verb}} underboost (third-person singular simple present underboosts, present participle underboosting, simple past and past participle underboosted)
  1. To create too little pressure in an engine's combustion chamber.
    Sense id: en-underboost-en-verb-F~OPPqVF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 25 36

Inflected forms

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