English

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