underdrive

English

Etymology

under- +‎ drive

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
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