Under

Word UNDER
Character 5
Hyphenation un der
Pronunciations /ˈʊndə/

Definitions and meanings of "Under"

What do we mean by under?

In a lower position or place than. preposition

To or into a lower position or place than. preposition

Beneath the surface of. preposition

Beneath the assumed surface or guise of. preposition

Less than; smaller than. preposition

Less than the required amount or degree of. preposition

Inferior to in status or rank. preposition

Subject to the authority, rule, or control of. preposition

Subject to the supervision, instruction, or influence of. preposition

Undergoing or receiving the effects of. preposition

Subject to the restraint or obligation of. preposition

Within the group or classification of. preposition

In the process of. preposition

In view of; because of. preposition

With the authorization of. preposition

Sowed or planted with. preposition

Powered or propelled by. preposition

During the time conventionally assigned to (a sign of the zodiac). preposition

In or into a place below or beneath. adverb

Being lower; being beneath something.

Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.

To feel like you are going to/or have become dangerously intoxicated being too high or drunk and subsequently taking a turn, for the worst. Urban Dictionary

1. broke. not having any money. 2. undercover. not wanting to be seen or not wanting to cause attention to oneself.Being ducked off somewhere. Urban Dictionary

Amusing non-sequitur single word joke and/or punchline, all in one. Originated by Sacha Baron Cohen and seen first in Borat. Respect. Endlessly abused, yet appreciated ever since. Often used to initiate or terminate a conversation, or as rejoinder. Urban Dictionary

An undercover po, or cop. Urban Dictionary

Preposition. Urban Dictionary

Comes from the phrase, "living under a rock". Not informed basically. Urban Dictionary

1. unconscious due to anesthesia 2. intoxicated Urban Dictionary

Dead = underground, ya' mean? Urban Dictionary

The "under" is the person at homosexual methamphetamine parties that is so lethargic and strung out from shooting up, that he ends up being at the bottom of the orgy pile at all times, constantly getting railed. Urban Dictionary

Something you say to trick someone into saying underwear. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Under

The word "under" in example sentences

So that is the reason why I look under my bed every night, to see if anybody is hid away there; because the very idea of having a man _under_ a body's bed, is so awful! ❋ George Thompson (N/A)

-- The reservatory clause proposed in our Memorial is what is usual in royal grants; and in the present case, the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council, we hope, will be of opinion, it is quite sufficient, more especially as we are able to prove to their Lordships, that there are no "possessions," within the boundaries of the lands under consideration, which are held "_under legal titles_." ❋ Great Britain. Board Of Trade (N/A)

The provost, desiring to guard them from the danger of infection, published an order that all persons of both sexes, suffering under certain specified maladies, should quit the capital in twenty-four hours, _under the penalty of being thrown into the river_! ❋ Various (N/A)

But directly under the mountain there was no wind, and their position was as that of a person who is _under_ the curve of a waterfall. ❋ Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1913)

Eve, _in_ the middle of a Ring, and under -- right _under_ one of my oldest hills in Old England? ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

[733] Unfortunately the class 50 acres and under at this time included holdings _under_ one acre, so that it is useless for the comparison of the number of small holdings at the two dates, for in 1907 none appear under one acre. ❋ Unknown (1893)

General Rules made by His Excellency the Governor, acting under the advice of the Executive Council for the Government of Prisons, for the guidance of the prison officers, _under and by authority of ❋ Commissioner Booth-Tucker (1891)

B. conjectures under hrōf genam; but Ha., p. 45, shows this to be unnecessary, under also meaning _in_, as _in_ (or _under_) these circumstances. l. ❋ Robert Sharp (1879)

B. conjectures under hrôf genam; but Ha., p. 45, shows this to be unnecessary, under also meaning _in_, as _in_ (or _under_) these circumstances. l. ❋ Robert Sharp (1879)

Now when Mate fled to his own place, this great fool Tangaro noticed the path, but forgot which it was, and pointed it out to men under the impression that it was the road to the _upper_, not to the _under_, world. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)

The wraiths of two sawyers (_step under and under_), ❋ Henry Kendall (1860)

This was the first and only time I ever sailed under the English flag, for I do not call my other passages in English vessels, sailing _under_ the flag, though it was waving over my head. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

It nee to urge their commands upon people: by which, had their power continued, groft qpiorance would foon have bin rpreadovjeFthc£aceofdwland« From whencebath come the grols ignoranoe of Popery, but from the prevailing of this principle f By which the peopk have been Drought in fuch iubjedion under their guides, that they have loft tlicir under*. ftandingft ia themacters of Religiom. ❋ Unknown (1653)

_in_ the middle of a Ring, and under — right _under_ one of my oldest hills in Old England? ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

The Perfecutions for matter of Re - hgion, in Germany under Charles the Fifth, in France under* Henry the Se - cond, and in England under Queen Marjy forcM great numbers of People out of all thofe Countries, to Ihelter themfelves in the feveral Towns of the Seventeen Provinces, where the ancient Liberties of the Country, and Privi - ledges of the Cities, had been invio - late under fo long a Succefllon of Prin - ces, and gave Protcftion to tbcfe op - ❋ Unknown (1705)

In 1881 there were in British India alone 20,930,000 widows, 669,000 of whom were under nineteen, and 78,976 _under nine_ years of age. [ ❋ Henry Theophilus Finck (1890)

Because the new manual loosens diagnostic criteria for certain disorders and adds additional conditions to the list of pathologies, critics worry that more people being diagnosed with existing disorders, while others will qualify for diagnoses that presumably would not have merited a label under the old system. ❋ Kaitlin Bell Barnett (2012)

"Dude, I am going [horribly] under" "[Lukes] [gone] under" "I just went so under" ❋ SweetWinn (2011)

1. [We need] to buy some more [Remy], you [got five] on it or are you under? 2. Too many people are getting killed, I'm gonng be on the under. ❋ Reek Daddy (2006)

[Lawyer]: I have to go. [Musician]: Under. Lawyer: Under. Lawyer: Where is the pastille? Musician: Under the [newspaper]. Lawyer: Under. ❋ Avocado58 (2009)

Nigga, don't say that to loud, think I spotted an [under over] there by that Ford Pickup. Yep, he got a [walkie talkie] [mah nigga], lets go around the block. ❋ OgreSavage (2003)

[The ball] is [under the table]. ❋ Tsaunka (2020)

You didn't know that [PewDiePie] hit [100 million] [subs] already? You're so under! ❋ TmBz (2020)

He was under in [minutes], and yet, somehow he [woke up] before the [procedure] was complete. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2011)

[muthafucka] got [blasted on], now he's down, haha. [down under]. ❋ SLEEZ (2004)

The new [strain] of AIDS discovered back in [September] was [traced] back to a male who was the under at homosexual party. ❋ Saikoesis (2005)

"Hey, [what's that] under there! "Under where?" "I just made [you say] [underwear]!" ❋ Vee Are Are Schee (2004)

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