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UNDER
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lower in rank, power, or authority
Example:
an under secretary
Classified under:
Similar:
low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Located below or beneath something else
Example:
the under parts of a machine
Synonyms:
nether; under
Classified under:
Similar:
low (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Further down
Example:
see under for further discussion
Synonyms:
below; under
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Down below
Example:
get under quickly!
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
Below the horizon
Example:
the sun went under
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 4
Meaning:
Below some quantity or limit
Example:
fifty dollars or under
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
In or into a state of subordination or subjugation
Example:
we must keep our disappointment under
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 6
Meaning:
Down to defeat, death, or ruin
Example:
their competitors went under
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 7
Meaning:
Into unconsciousness
Example:
this will put the patient under
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 8
Meaning:
Through a range downward
Example:
children six and under will be admitted free
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
I am sure William would never have used me so, under any circumstances.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
This particular specimen I obtained under very extraordinary circumstances in the Ubangi country.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I can answer for every thing of that nature, sir, because it will be under Mrs. Weston's care.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Lanyon, you remember your vows: what follows is under the seal of our profession.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Minutes times femtograms per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by kilograms (weight).
(Minute Times Femtogram Per Milliliter Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
She was breaking down under the strain.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
You will find me at the Langham under the name of the Count Von Kramm.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You wisely kept things under wraps until you were ready to make your move.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
I knew that she read the messages, for once she wrote an answer under one of them.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
