underdrive

under- +‎ drive

underdrive (not comparable)

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

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).

under (“under”) +‎ drive (“drive”)

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

1. understate

under +‎ drive.

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

1. to understate

   Antonym: overdrive

• “underdrive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• underdriva (a infinitive)

under +‎ drive.

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

1. to understate

   Antonym: overdrive

• “underdrive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.