Definitions for Underground
ˈʌn dərˈgraʊnd; -ˌgraʊndun·der·ground

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. underground, resistancenoun

   a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

2. metro, tube, underground, subway system, subwayadjective

   an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

   "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

3. belowground, undergroundadjective

   under the level of the ground

   "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"

4. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadverb

   conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

   "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

5. undergroundadverb

   in or into hiding or secret operation

   "the organization was driven underground"

6. undergroundadverb

   beneath the surface of the earth

   "water flowing underground"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undergroundnoun

   An underground railway.

2. undergroundnoun

   A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

3. undergroundnoun

   A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

4. undergroundverb

   To route electricity distribution cables underground

5. undergroundadverb

   Below the ground.

   The tunnel goes underground at this point.

6. undergroundadverb

   Secretly.

7. undergroundadjective

   Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

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

8. undergroundadjective

   Hidden, furtive, secretive.

   These criminals operate through an underground network.

9. undergroundadjective

   Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

10. Undergroundnoun

    The London Underground.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undergroundnoun

   Subterraneous space.

   Etymology: under and ground.

   They have promised to shew your highness
   A spirit rais’d from depth of underground. William Shakespeare.

   Wash’d by streams
   From underground, the liquid ore he drains
   Into fit molds prepared. John Milton, Par. Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underground

   Underground is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. It was written by Ben Folds. The song is about geeks and social outcasts looking for solace in numbers in underground music and art scenes. It peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was #3 for the year of 1996 on Australia's Triple J Hottest 100.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underground

   Underground typically refers to a location or movement beneath the surface of the ground. It can pertain to actual physical structures like tunnels, mine shafts or subways, or metaphorically to clandestine, secret or rebellious activities that operate out of the public eye, often countering mainstream or established systems. This term can also refer to a group of people who resist political convention or the cultural norm.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undergroundnoun

   the place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space

2. Undergroundadjective

   being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment

3. Undergroundadjective

   done or occurring out of sight; secret

4. Undergroundadverb

   beneath the surface of the earth

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underground

   Underground is a 1995 award-winning film directed by Emir Kusturica with a screenplay by Dušan Kovačević. It is also known by the subtitle Once Upon a Time There Was a Country, which was the title of the 5-hour mini-series shown on Serbian RTS television. The film uses the epic story of two friends to portray and satirize Yugoslav history from the beginning of World War II until the beginning of Yugoslav Wars. The film was an international co-production with companies from FR Yugoslavia, France, Germany and Hungary. The theatrical version is 163 minutes long. In interviews, Kusturica stated that his original version ran for over 320 minutes, and that he was forced to cut it by co-producers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underground

   un′dėr-grownd, adj. under the surface of the ground.—n. that which is underground.—v.t. to place underground.—adv. Underground′, beneath the surface of the earth.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undergroundadjective

   Non-mainstream. Usually refers to music, especially from unsigned artists. "Underground since the Fu-Schnickens..." -- Obie Trice (Obie Trice Skit)

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Underground' in Adjectives Frequency: #962

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How to pronounce Underground?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Oliver

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How to say Underground in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Underground in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Underground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Underground in a Sentence

1. Corbin Trent:

   I want to invite the gentlelady to come to eastern Kentucky where thousands of coal miners no longer have paychecks, i invite her to go underground with me and meet the men and women who do heroic work to power the American economy.

2. Beth Osborne:

   They're still dealing with this, we're building stuff without thinking. We haven't gotten results on congestion and rather than pivoting, we're going to do it underground, too.

3. Larry Kelley:

   It was like a one-day story, then it was gone, she went underground and that was it, gone. And most people don’t even know who Molly Norris is.

4. Aleksey Komlichenko:

   There are a lot of people who are hiding underground because there are constant alerts about airstrikes, there are a lot of children. It’s hard to say how many people are left in Kyiv.

5. Mark Hansford:

   It's absolutely a growth area, all the businesses we talk to anticipate growth in construction of ever deeper underground spaces. In London a growing number of properties are three or four stories deep. With so little space there has to be new ways to make use of it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Underground
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underground
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Underground
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Underground
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Underground
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Underground