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underdrives

underdrives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underdrive.

Meaning of underdrive

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).

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Questions about underdrives

What is underdrives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underdrives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underdrive.

Words near underdrives in the dictionary

  1. underdries
  2. underdrift
  3. underdrifts
  4. underdrive
  5. underdriven
  6. underdrives
  7. underdriving
  8. underdrove
  9. underdry
  10. underdrying
  11. underdue

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