underlubricate

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ lubricate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underlubricate (third-person singular simple present underlubricates, present participle underlubricating, simple past and past participle underlubricated)

  1. (transitive) To lubricate too little.
    Antonym: overlubricate
    Hypernym: lubricate
    Hyponym: underoil