underrotate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ rotate

Verb[edit]

underrotate (third-person singular simple present underrotates, present participle underrotating, simple past and past participle underrotated)

  1. To rotate insufficiently.
    • 2007 December 15, The Associated Press, “South Korean Tops Skaters Despite Miss”, in New York Times[1]:
      Kim's hands down on her triple flip cost her the combination jump, but other mistakes in the womens competition were more costly: the world silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan skipped a jump and finished in last place, just behind the United States champion Kimmie Meissner, who was fifth, after she underrotated her triple-triple combination.