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Under
prep.
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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.
Under
prep.
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Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
Under
adv.
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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.
Under
a.
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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.
Underaction
n.
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Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.
Under-age
a.
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Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.
Underagent
n.
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A subordinate agent.
Underaid
v. t.
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To aid clandestinely.
Under-arm
a.
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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.
Underback
n.
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A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.
Underbear
v. t.
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To support; to endure.
Underbear
v. t.
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To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel.
Underbid
v. t.
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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.
Underbrace
v. t.
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To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below.
Underbranch
n.
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A lower branch.
Underbranch
n.
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A twig or branchlet.
Underbred
a.
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Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.
Underbrush
n.
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Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
Underbuilder
n.
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A subordinate or assistant builder.
Underbuilding
n.
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Same as Substruction.
Underbuy
v. t.
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To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than.
Undercast
v. t.
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To cast under or beneath.
Underchamberlain
n.
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A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.
Underchaps
n. pl.
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The lower chaps or jaw.
Undercharge
v. t.
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To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.
Undercharge
v. t.
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To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun.
Undercharge
n.
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A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.
Underclay
n.
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A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.
Undercliff
n.
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A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.
Underclothing
n.
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Same as Underclothes.