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English to English adjective
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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. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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located below or beneath something else |
• nether garments
• the under parts of a machine
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lower in rank, power, or authority |
• an under secretary
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down to defeat, death, or ruin |
• their competitors went under
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through a range downward |
• children six and under will be admitted free
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• this will put the patient under
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in or into a state of subordination or subjugation |
• we must keep our disappointment under
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below some quantity or limit |
• fifty dollars or under
source: wordnet30 Example:
• the sun went under
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• get under quickly!
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• see under for further discussion
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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. | source: webster1913 preposition
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Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. | source: webster1913
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