Definition of under- in English English dictionary
- Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind
- into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
- lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
- down below; "get under quickly!"
- In professional bowling, a score under 200 See also par; over
- below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
- anba
- Under- is used to form words that express the idea that there is not enough of something. For example if people are underfed, they are not getting enough food. Make sure that you are not underinsured Victorian cut glass is perhaps the most underpriced area of the antique glass market
- in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
- Professional bowling score below 200
- below the horizon; "the sun went under"
- In competitive play, the amount of pins (including bonus, if any) that a player is scoring under a 200 average; a player that shoots 1734 for 9 games is "under" by 66 See also "plus", "minus" and "over"
- located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
- (B) to the right of
- Under- is added to the beginning of nouns that refer to a job or rank in order to form nouns that refer to a less important job or rank. the new undersecretary of education. clients who wouldn't deal with an undermanager
- further down; "see under for further discussion"
- through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
- down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-hedging
- Hedging to an insufficient extent, such that some future risk remains
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-kimono
- A garment worn underneath a kimono; a ナガジュバん (nagajuban)
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-resourced
- having insufficient resources; poor; under-funded
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-the-table
- Alternative spelling of under the table; in attributive use
He received an under-the-table payment.
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-trial
- Alternative spelling of undertrial
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-invoicing
- (Ekonomi) The provision of an invoice that states price as less than is actually being paid
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-developed countries
- countries which are in need of assistance from developed and successful countries
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-secretary
- under-secretary under-secretaries in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use undersecretary An under-secretary is a senior official with an important post in a government department. Under-Secretary of State Reginald Bartholomew
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-served
- not getting enough care and help from the government
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-the-counter
- done or sold illicitly and secretly
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-the-counter
- under-the-counter goods are bought or sold secretly, especially because they are illegal
- <span class="word-self">underspan>-the-table
- designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
- <span class="word-self">Underspan> Secretaries
- plural form of Under Secretary
- build a fire <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Alternative form of light a fire under
- come <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To be subjected to, be under the auspices of
Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.
- come <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.)
To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors.
- come <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To come underneath (something)
Why don't you come under my umbrella - there's plenty of room.
- down <span class="word-self">underspan>
- in Australia, to Australia
Foster's claims to be Australian, but nobody drinks it down under.
- drink someone <span class="word-self">underspan> the table
- To drink more alcohol than (someone)
She had class, but she could drink most of the guys under the table.
- driving <span class="word-self">underspan> the influence
- operating a motor vehicle while impaired due to the consumption of drugs or alcohol
- fall <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To belong to for purposes of categorization
The botany handbooks in the library fall under Plant Biology.
- falling <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Present participle of fall under
- falls <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall under
- fell <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Simple past tense and past participle of fall under
- go <span class="word-self">underspan>
- to be named, to call oneself
He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.
- go <span class="word-self">underspan>
- to descend into a body of water
the boat was too heavy and went under.
- go <span class="word-self">underspan>
- to go bankrupt, to collapse
In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
- hide one's light <span class="word-self">underspan> a bushel
- To conceal one's talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention
British soroptimists have hidden their light under a bushel: there's a feeling here that we shouldn't seek publicity because we'd be drawing attention to ourselves..
- hot <span class="word-self">underspan> the collar
- Angry, agitated
A controversial history textbook has IFP members hot under the collar and has resulted in two protest marches being scheduled for KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
- knuckle <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so
Nothing shall induce me! he said. . . . The man is a ruffian. I won't knuckle under to him!.
- land down <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Australia, most often used by non-Australians
Do you come from the land down under?.
- light a fire <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster
Let me see if I can light a fire under the waiter to get our order sooner.
- one <span class="word-self">underspan>
- A person under a train; a person hit by a train after jumping or falling in front of it
I've been on a train when some has gone under. Actually heard the thump and then the driver on the radio saying I've got one under.
- over and <span class="word-self">underspan>
- A double barreled shotgun, (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other
- over-<span class="word-self">underspan>
- The spread or other predicted value for wagers
- pass <span class="word-self">underspan> the yoke
- To be humiliated by the victors
- pop-<span class="word-self">underspan>
- A pop-up advertisement that appears behind the window that triggers its appearance, and thus can not be seen by the internet user until the initial window is closed
- red <span class="word-self">underspan> the bed
- An insidious communist presence; a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society
- reds <span class="word-self">underspan> the bed
- plural form of red under the bed
- sailing <span class="word-self">underspan> false colors
- The act of deception, or to intentionally mystify
They were all not exactly sailing under false colours, but deceiving themselves as to their motives--and one another, to a lesser degree, by their actions.
- six feet <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead
My grandparents are six feet under.
- sleep <span class="word-self">underspan> the same bridge
- To be formally, but not actually, equal under the law
The equally enforced prohibition not to sleep under the same bridge does not signify the reign of equlaity but rather its opposite for those without homes.
- sleep <span class="word-self">underspan> the same bridge
- a critique of a law where circumstances are ignored
- slip <span class="word-self">underspan> the radar
- To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time
- snow <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To overwhelm (with large quantities of something to be dealt with)
- snowed <span class="word-self">underspan>
- have too much work
We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year.
- stand from <span class="word-self">underspan>
- to escape something falling or being thrown from above
I see I was in a fix now. But it warn't no use to worry; there warn't nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck. — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884.
- sweep something <span class="word-self">underspan> the rug
- To conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly
- talk someone <span class="word-self">underspan> the table
- To bore (someone) with excessive talk
- there is nothing new <span class="word-self">underspan> the sun
- There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past
- throw <span class="word-self">underspan> the bus
- To betray or blame; as a scapegoat or otherwise for personal gain
I got thrown under the bus by BAE, she says. They did not want to take responsibility, so they pointed at us..
- throw <span class="word-self">underspan> the bus
- To discard or disown
A recent magazine article discussed the need to throw under the bus worn-out cultural catchphrases, with the first being “throw under the bus.”.
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Below the surface of
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- A subject of
He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In a way inferior to
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Less than
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In a lower level than
The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets.
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In a way lower or less than
- <span class="word-self">underspan> a cloud
- Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection
- <span class="word-self">underspan> a spell
- Bewitched, held by the power of a magical spell
- <span class="word-self">underspan> clothes
- Underwear, linens; any garments worn beneath other clothing. Underwear may be for warmth, for protecting outer garments from body excretions, to alter the external appearance of the wearer, for security, etc
- <span class="word-self">underspan> control
- Of something being taken care of or being addressed
- <span class="word-self">underspan> cover
- protected by a covering or shelter
When it started to rain we got under cover.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> erasure
- Of a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent
It was to acknowledge this difficulty that Heidegger proposed in Zur Seinsfrage (1955) to write “Being” under erasure, so that the visible crossing-out of the word would display its negation as an act taking place within time.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> fire
- subjected to enemy attack
- <span class="word-self">underspan> fire
- criticized or held responsible for something
Meanwhile, the government's own Human Services department is under fire from the Ombudsman for its failure to protect children in its care.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> glass
- In jail
- <span class="word-self">underspan> glass
- In a glass case, like an item in a museum
- <span class="word-self">underspan> glass
- In a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants
- <span class="word-self">underspan> lock and key
- imprisoned with little or no chance of escape
If it was him we can have him under lock and key in 24 hours.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> no circumstance
- At no time, under no condition
- <span class="word-self">underspan> no circumstances
- never ever, not for any reason
Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's belt
- Already done; within one's experience; practiced
He got off to a shaky start, but with a few months of experience under his belt, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's breath
- softly, so as not to be heard
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's feet
- Acting annoyingly; being a nuisance; being in the way
The children were running around getting under everyone's feet.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's hat
- Concealed; confidential; secret
Orestes Jones kept his real ambitions under his hat until the time struck.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's nose
- obvious or apparent
If we had paid more attention, we would have found that answer was under our noses the whole time.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's nose
- directly in front of one; clearly visible
I searched for my glasses for twenty minutes, and finally found them right under my nose.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's thumb
- Completely controlled by someone; at someone’s command
She has the entire crew under her thumb. They would do anything for her.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> one's wing
- Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage
Now a professor himself he has young students under his wing.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> par
- below par
- <span class="word-self">underspan> pressure
- Being subjected to physical pressure
Concrete is pretty strong, but will break under pressure.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> pressure
- Subjected to pressure
We need people who can work under pressure in the army.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> protest
- of a payment made subject to dispute
- <span class="word-self">underspan> protest
- while protesting
I'm washing-up under protest because it's not my turn.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> sail
- With sails unfurled; powered by the wind
- <span class="word-self">underspan> sail
- Under wind power
- <span class="word-self">underspan> seal
- Legally bound not to be disclosed
The terms of the settlement will remain under seal indefinitely.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> seal
- Bearing a seal
The letter was delivered under seal.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> square
- Of internal combustion engine designs, having piston diameter less than its stroke distance
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the counter
- Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent)
When Prohibition became the law, they produced the stuff in greater quantity and sold it under the counter to anybody who wanted it.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the counter
- In an underhand way, sneakily. Unofficially
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the covers
- In bed, under the bed covers
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the covers
- In secret
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the gun
- Too close to be subject to artillery fire
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the gun
- Under great pressure to perform
He was under the gun to finish the project quickly.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the gun
- The first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the impression
- Thinking or making assumptions, often incorrectly
Under the impression he was about to be fired, he decided to quit.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the influence
- Intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind-altering substance, commonly speaking of alcohol : drunk
He was arrested for driving under the influence.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the knife
- Undergoing a surgical procedure
Rumor that De Gaulle was under the knife sped through Paris. . . . Finally, at 7:15 p.m., a bulletin signed by three doctors said that De Gaulle had been operated on that morning.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the knife
- Into surgery
I don't want to go under the knife again. I had 10 surgeries as a player and many more since, Dykstra said.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the microscope
- Under close scrutiny or examination
After his productivity flagged, his boss put him under the microscope to try to isolate and correct the problem.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the pump
- Under pressure
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the radar
- Without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner
Institutional change has not happened. But it's done quietly under the radar at lots of places.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the sun
- In existence
I have also adopted a stance, familiar from consumer culture, which suggests that the goods under question can do anything under the sun.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the table
- Secret(ly), covert(ly), undisclosed(ly)
I was paid under the table, so I didn't have to pay taxes on the income but I couldn't complain when I was cheated.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the weather
- Somewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover
I was a bit under the weather last night: out with a party of friends, you know. Dare say we all had a bit more than we could carry.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the weather
- Experiencing adversity
The Hawkinses are under the weather now, but their Tennessee property is millions when it comes into market.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the weather
- Somewhat ill or gloomy
I met a stranger, a quiet little man, who also had been under the weather from malaria.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the wire
- At the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late
Russians had heard rumors, and foreign correspondents had obtained confirmation, that the Dictator will soon drastically tighten up proverbially loose Bolshevik divorce laws. In a panic to get in under the wire, every Moscow mate who has recently thought of divorce was last week jamming the official bureaus.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the wire
- Across the finish line
Lying forward flattened along Sunfish's hard-muscled shoulders, Bud was gaining and gaining—one length, then two lengths as he shot under the wire, slowed and rode back to find a silent crowd watching him.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the yoke
- Under subjugation
They were under the Roman yoke.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> tow
- Alternative form of in tow
- <span class="word-self">underspan> water
- In difficulty, especially financial
- <span class="word-self">underspan> way
- moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beachedUS FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999. Compare with make way
- <span class="word-self">underspan> way
- In operation, in progress, commenced
- <span class="word-self">underspan> wraps
- In secrecy or in hiding
They're trying to keep the new product under wraps and hidden from their competitors.
- water <span class="word-self">underspan> the bridge
- Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten
They agreed that their old disputes were water under the bridge and decided to make a fresh start.
- labour <span class="word-self">underspan> the delusion
- Wrongly believe that something is true
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the hammer
- For sale at auction
- be <span class="word-self">underspan> the impression
- think that -, have the feeling that -, have the opinion that -
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- {e} below, beneath; less than; controlled by; according to; in the process of; during the period of authority of
- <span class="word-self">underspan> no circumstances
- no way no how, no matter what happens
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- {e} below
- come <span class="word-self">underspan> the hammer
- [for something] to be auctioned
- go <span class="word-self">underspan> the hammer
- [for something] to be auctioned
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the hood
- a metaphorical area that contains the underlying implementation of something - e.g. a piece of hardware, a piece of software, an idea
Now let's look under the hood to see how the software goes about transmitting data so quickly.
- <span class="word-self">underspan> the hood
- By reference to looking under the hood of a motor vehicle to inspect its engine, transmission
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- {a} inferior, lower
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- {a} beneath, below, less
- <span class="word-self">Underspan>
- sub
Where's the subway station?
- Where's the underground station?
I live within spitting distance of the subway station.
- I live within spitting distance of the underground station.
- <span class="word-self">Underspan>
- sub-
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In professional bowling, a score under 200 See also par; over
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If you study or work under a particular person, that person teaches you or tells you what to do. Kiefer was just one of the artists who had studied under Beuys in the early Sixties I am the new manager and you will be working under me
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- below the horizon; "the sun went under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If you do something under a particular name, you use that name instead of your real name. Were any of your books published under the name Amanda Fairchild? The patient was registered under a false name
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If you go under something, you move from one side to the other of something that is at a higher level than you. He went under a brick arch A river boat passed under the bridge
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- anba
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To be less than
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Something that is under a layer of something, especially clothing, is covered by that layer. I was wearing two sweaters under the green army jacket It was hard to see the colours under the layer of dust
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- To be a subject of
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- further down; "see under for further discussion" down below; "get under quickly!" below the horizon; "the sun went under" below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under" in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under" down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under" into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under" through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In a place such as a sea, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something is under the water, they are fully in the water and covered by it. They said he'd been held under the water and drowned Goldfish were swimming lazily in a group just under the surface. Under is also an adverb. When the water was up to his neck, a hand came from behind and pushed his head under
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If something happens under a particular person or government, it happens when that person or government is in power. There would be no new taxes under his leadership. the realities of life under a brutal dictatorship
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If something happens under particular circumstances or conditions, it happens when those circumstances or conditions exist. His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- (B) to the right of
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- In competitive play, the amount of pins (including bonus, if any) that a player is scoring under a 200 average; a player that shoots 1734 for 9 games is "under" by 66 See also "plus", "minus" and "over"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- un·der In addition to the uses shown below, under is also used in phrasal verbs such as `go under' and `knuckle under'
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- further down; "see under for further discussion"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- You use under to say which section of a list, book, or system something is in. This study is described under `General Diseases of the Eye' `Where would it be?' --- `Filed under C, second drawer down.'
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- under wraps: see wrap
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If something happens under a law, agreement, or system, it happens because that law, agreement, or system says that it should happen. Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you Under the Constitution, you cannot be tried twice for the same crime
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- down below; "get under quickly!"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If something or someone is under a particular age or amount, they are less than that age or amount. jobs for those under 65 Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds. over Under is also an adverb. free childminding service for 5's and under
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- Professional bowling score below 200
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- If a person or thing is under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or hidden by it. swimming in the pool or lying under an umbrella Under a wide shelf that holds coffee jars stands a pile of magazines She buried her head under the covers, pretending to be asleep A path runs under the trees
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- You can use under before a noun to indicate that a person or thing is being affected by something or is going through a particular process. fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat I'm rarely under pressure and my co-workers are always nice to me Firemen said they had the blaze under control He was rushed to court yesterday under armed guard
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free
- <span class="word-self">underspan>
- anda
- <span class="word-self">underspan> his vine and <span class="word-self">underspan> his fig tree
- beneath his tree, sits securely, is calm, is at ease, is tranquil, is serene
