“under”

Definitions

• adjective

  located below or beneath something else

  Synonyms: nether, below, belowstairs, beneath, collateral, dependent, down, downstairs, drunk, earlier, high, impaired

  • Example:“nether garments”
  • Example:“the under parts of a machine”

• adjective

  lower in rank, power, or authority

  • Example:“an under secretary”

• adverb

  down to defeat, death, or ruin

  • Example:“Their competitors went under.”

• adverb

  through a range downward

  • Example:“Children six and under will be admitted free.”

• adverb

  into unconsciousness

  • Example:“This will put the patient under.”

• adverb

  in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

  • Example:“We must keep our disappointment under.”