Underbeat

Origin

- + under + beat

Full definition of underbeat

Verb

1. (transitive) To beat too little, or less than usual.
• 1994, Patricia C. Marden, ‎Suzanne I. Barchers, Cooking Up World History: Multicultural Recipes and Resources (page 221)At high elevations above 3.000 feet: Raise the baking temperature about 25 degrees. Underbeat the eggs.

Noun

1. A beat that runs beneath a piece of music.
• 2013, James Arena, First Ladies of Disco (page 53)It certainly had merit as a punkish shouter with its machine-gun-spatter underbeat.