In an undeniable manner.

Incapable of being parted; inseparable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.

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.

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.

To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

A subordinate actor.

Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.

A subordinate agent.

To aid clandestinely.

Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

To support; to endure.

To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel.

One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.

To bind beneath.

Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below.

A lower branch.

A twig or branchlet.

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

A subordinate or assistant builder.

Same as Substruction.