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underdry

underdry verb: to dry unsufficiently.

Verb

underdry (third-person singular simple present underdries, present participle underdrying, simple past and past participle underdried)

  1. (transitive) To dry unsufficiently.
    • If you underdry the cut hay, then it may develop mould in storage.

Forms of underdry

third-person singular presentunderdries
present participleunderdrying
past participleunderdried
pastunderdried

Origin of underdry

From under- + dry.

Questions about underdry

What does underdry mean?
Underdry means to dry unsufficiently.
What part of speech is underdry?
Underdry is a verb.
What is the past tense of underdry?
The past tense of underdry is underdried.

Words near underdry in the dictionary

  1. underdrive
  2. underdriven
  3. underdrives
  4. underdriving
  5. underdrove
  6. underdry
  7. underdrying
  8. underdue
  9. underdug
  10. underearn
  11. underearned

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