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to undrive

to undrive

9.9
To stop a machine part from getting power so it no longer moves
  • verb
  • Specialized
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  • Please undrive the machine before cleaning it.

Examples

  • Always undrive the machinery to ensure safety during maintenance work.

  • He undrives the equipment after every use.

  • The engineer had to undrive the pump before performing any repairs.

  • After the emergency stop, the technician quickly undrove the conveyor belt to prevent further issues.

  • The engineer had to undrive the pump before performing any repairs.

  • Always undrive the machinery to ensure safety during maintenance work.

  • After the emergency stop, the technician quickly undrove the conveyor belt to prevent further issues.

Synonyms

to disconnect
vsto undrive
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

is more about stopping power or motion specifically in a machine part
to disengage
vsto undrive
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

focuses on cutting power or motion rather than only physical release
to deactivate
vsto undrive
63 3.9

To make a device, system, or account stop working

is specifically about removing power or motion from a machine part
to turn out
vsto undrive
  • UK
36 2.7

To switch off a light or machine

is about disconnecting power or motion specifically within machine parts rather than just switching off
to unplug
vsto undrive
28 2.6

To take a plug out of a wall socket so an electric device stops getting power

is broader and applies to stopping mechanical power or motion too
to uncouple
vsto undrive
5 5.3

To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts

highlights ending power or motion to a machine part as the aim
to decouple
vsto undrive
4 6.7

Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently

emphasizes stopping power or movement within a machine rather than general separation
to inactivate
vsto undrive
4 5.8

To make something stop working

narrows this to stopping power or motion in a mechanical part
to unmount
vsto undrive
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Safely remove a disk or drive from a computer

refers instead to stopping power or motion of a machine part, not software removal
to de-energize
vsto undrive
  • Specialized
6.7

To make equipment safe by turning off its power

is about stopping motion or power specifically within machinery parts
to plug out
vsto undrive
  • UK
4.9

Take a device's power cable out of a socket to stop electricity

covers more methods and applies to stopping motion or power in machinery
to unplug the device
vsto undrive
2.5

Remove a device's plug from the socket so it has no power

includes that action but also other ways to stop mechanical power or motion

Antonyms

458 1.0

To push something into another thing with force

How Powered

to run
2.2
to idle
1 3.2
to stop
1.0
to undrive
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

undrive infinitive
undriving present participle
undrives third person singular
undrove past
undriven past participle

Morphology

undrive = drive (opaque) = un + drive

The prefix 'un-' typically means 'not' or 'reverse', but the specific meaning 'to disconnect or disengage' is not a standard derivation from 'drive'.

Etymology

Undrive is made of un- and drive, where un- means 'reverse' and drive means 'to make move' or 'to give power'. So to undrive a machine is to take away the thing that makes it run, like 'unplug' it so it no longer moves.