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undercranks

undercranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undercrank.

Meaning of undercrank

Verb

undercrank (third-person singular simple present undercranks, present participle undercranking, simple past and past participle undercranked)

  1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will advance on playback. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.
    Antonyms:
    overcrank

Questions about undercranks

What is undercranks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Undercranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undercrank.

Words near undercranks in the dictionary

  1. undercrafting
  2. undercrafts
  3. undercrank
  4. undercranked
  5. undercranking
  6. undercranks
  7. undercreative
  8. undercreep
  9. undercreeping
  10. undercreeps
  11. undercrept

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