underdrive

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adjective

Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderdrive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDesigned to turn at a slower speed than stock.
verbunderdrive (third-person singular simple present underdrives, present participle underdriving, simple past underdrove, past participle underdriven)

present singular third person underdrives · participle present underdriving · past underdrove · participle past underdriven

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

Origin

From under- + drive.

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APA

underdrive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdrive

MLA

“underdrive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdrive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdrive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdrive.

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