"underdrive" meaning in English

See underdrive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: under- + drive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|drive}} under- + drive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} underdrive (not comparable)
  1. (of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-underdrive-en-adj-1vbgGMc0

Verb

Forms: underdrives [present, singular, third-person], underdriving [participle, present], underdrove [past], underdriven [participle, past]
Etymology: under- + drive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|drive}} under- + drive Head templates: {{en-verb|underdrives|underdriving|underdrove|underdriven}} 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). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underdrive-en-verb-3t7Mx7PH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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