underpull

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ pull. === Pronunciation === === Noun === underpull (plural underpulls) (engineering) A driver for pumping that has the eccentrics under the gear wheel. Synonym of undertow. (more generally) A downward pull or force. A negative influence. A secret or indirect influence. (climbing) A handhold that allows one to pull oneself up from below. The act of pulling (any sense) insufficiently. (medicine) Failure to pull a muscle as far as it can contract. === Verb === underpull (third-person singular simple present underpulls, present participle underpulling, simple past and past participle underpulled) (transitive) To exert one's influence secretly. To pull (any sense) insufficiently. === Adjective === underpull (comparative more underpull, superlative most underpull) Designed to be pulled and mounted on the underside.