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underground

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adj/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd//ˌʊn.dɐˈɡɹʊnd//ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/
  1. 1

    Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.not-comparable

    • There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.
  2. 2

    Hidden, furtive, secretive.figuratively

    • These criminals operate through an underground network.
  3. 3

    Of or relating to an art forms (such as music) or subculture that is outside the mainstream, especially one that is unofficial and hidden from the authorities.figuratively

    • underground music
adv/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd//ˌʊn.dɐˈɡɹʊnd//ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/
  1. 1

    Below the ground.

    • The tunnel goes underground at this point.
  2. 2

    Secretly.

noun/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd//ˈʌn.də.ɡɹaʊnd//ˌʊn.dɐˈɡɹʊnd/
  1. 1

    The regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).

  2. 2

    Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.UK

    • London Underground
  3. 3

    A movement or organization of people who resist political convention.with-definite-article

    • the French underground during World War II
  4. 4

    A movement or organization of people who resist artistic convention.with-definite-article

verb/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd//ˌʊn.dɐˈɡɹʊnd//ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/
  1. 1

    To route electricity distribution cables underground.

    • One is to underground where no other alternative will work, and this method should be used universally in urban regions as it now is in “downtown” sections.
    • The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear.
verb/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd//ˌʊn.dɐˈɡɹʊnd//ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of undergrindform-ofparticiplepast

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