What does underground mean?
Definitions for underground
ˈʌn dərˈgraʊnd; -ˌgraʊndun·der·ground
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word underground.
Princeton's WordNet
underground, resistancenoun
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
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'"
belowground, undergroundadjective
under the level of the ground
"belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"
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"
undergroundadverb
in or into hiding or secret operation
"the organization was driven underground"
undergroundadverb
beneath the surface of the earth
"water flowing underground"
Wiktionary
undergroundnoun
An underground railway.
undergroundnoun
A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
undergroundnoun
A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
undergroundverb
To route electricity distribution cables underground
undergroundadverb
Below the ground.
The tunnel goes underground at this point.
undergroundadverb
Secretly.
undergroundadjective
Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.
undergroundadjective
Hidden, furtive, secretive.
These criminals operate through an underground network.
undergroundadjective
Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.
Undergroundnoun
The London Underground.
Webster Dictionary
Undergroundnoun
the place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space
Undergroundadjective
being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment
Undergroundadjective
done or occurring out of sight; secret
Undergroundadverb
beneath the surface of the earth
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Dictionary
undergroundadjective
Non-mainstream. Usually refers to music, especially from unsigned artists. "Underground since the Fu-Schnickens..." -- Obie Trice (Obie Trice Skit)
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'underground' in Adjectives Frequency: #962
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of underground in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of underground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of underground in a Sentence
It threatens the undocumented Africans, officially, African foreigners (in Guangzhou) decrease every year but we all know that undocumented Africans still live in this circle doing business underground or through brokers. But because of the pandemic they will become exposed.
At the end of the day, no military assets were ever moving toward Benghazi, but for the bravery of a few Americans and the unexpected response of Qaddafi’s underground militia … there would have been an even greater loss of life that night.
You’ll be able to hear when you’re close, these cicadas live as nymphs underground for 17 years, and then tunnel up through the ground to the surface where they shed into their winged adult phase, living only 4-6 weeks. Cicada are tastiest in their teneral stage, which is right after they’ve shed into their adult forms, but are still pale while before their exoskeletons have hardened.
She didn't understand why there would be water on her car even though it was underground.
The fact that we had a bunch of traitors in office, hunkered down, put on gas masks and retreat to their underground bunker, I consider that a win.
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Translations for underground
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- subterraniCatalan, Valencian
- podzemníCzech
- Untergrundorganisation, Untergrund, unterirdisch, heimlich, geheimGerman
- λαθραίος, υπόγειος, μυστικός, υπόγειαGreek
- subteraEsperanto
- subterráneo, movimiento clandestino, organización clandestinaSpanish
- underground, maanalainen, vastarintaliikeFinnish
- organisation clandestine, souterrain, résistance, mouvement clandestin, underground, clandestin, mouvement d'avant-gardeFrench
- baixo terraGalician
- भूमिगतHindi
- ընդհատակArmenian
- bawah tanahIndonesian
- neðanjarðarIcelandic
- clandestino, organizzazione clandestina, underground, sottoterra, resistenza, sotterraneo, movimento clandestinoItalian
- 秘密, 地下, アングラ, 不法Japanese
- подземен, андерграунд, потаен, подземјеMacedonian
- ondergrondsDutch
- łeeyiʼNavajo, Navaho
- podziemny, ruch oporu, podziemiePolish
- resistência, subterrâneo, clandestino, submundo, secretoPortuguese
- mișcare clandestină, subteran, organizație clandestinăRomanian
- подполье, андеграунд, андерграунд, подпольный, подземныйRussian
- potajno, podzemno, podzeman, prikrivenoSerbo-Croatian
- underjordiskSwedish
- אונטערגרונטYiddish
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