underdrag

underdrag noun: the tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.

Noun

underdrag (usually uncountable, plural underdrags)

(usually) The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.

Verb

underdrag (third-person singular simple present underdrags, present participle underdragging, simple past and past participle underdragged)

(transitive) To exert pull on the underside of (something).
(intransitive) To undergo a pull from the underside.

Forms of underdrag

Noun
plural	underdrags
Verb
third-person singular present	underdrags
present participle	underdragging
past participle	underdragged
past	underdragged

Origin of underdrag

From under- + drag.

Questions about underdrag

What does underdrag mean?: Underdrag means the tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.
What part of speech is underdrag?: Underdrag can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underdrag?: The plural of underdrag is underdrags.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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