'Under ground' definitions:
Definition of 'Under ground'
From: GCIDE
- Under \Un"der\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r), prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. Inferior.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; [1913 Webster] (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
- Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. --Rom. iii. 9. [1913 Webster]
- That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows For sinking under them. --Shak. [1913 Webster] (b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short. [1913 Webster]
- Three sons he dying left under age. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- It was too great an honor for any man under a duke. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars. [1913 Webster]
- Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. --Swift. [1913 Webster] (c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. [1913 Webster]
- A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine. --Felton. [1913 Webster]
- Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes. --C. Leslie. [1913 Webster] (d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion. [1913 Webster]
- Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms.
- Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents.
- Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement.
- Under foot. See under Foot, n.
- Under ground, below the surface of the ground.
- Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep.
- Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. --Totten.
- Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced.
- Under the breath, Under one's breath, with low voice; very softly.
- Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land.
- Under the gun. Under psychological pressure, such as the need to meet a pressing deadline; feeling pressured
- Under water, below the surface of the water.
- Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Under ground'
- Ground,
- Groundedly,
- Grounding,
- Groundly,
- ground out,
- grounded,
- grounded on,
- grounds,
- or Ground,
- Ball Ground,
- Barren Grounds,
- Battle Ground,
- Battle Ground, IN,
- Broken ground,
- Brussels ground,
- Burial ground,
- Burying ground,
- Contour of ground,
- Dead ground,
- Ground angling,
- Ground annual,
- Ground ash,
- Ground bailiff,
- Ground bait,
- Ground base,
- Ground bass,
- Ground beetle,
- Ground chamber,
- Ground cherry,
- Ground cuckoo,
- Ground cypress,
- Ground dove,
- Ground fish,
- Ground floor,
- Ground form,
- Ground furze,
- Ground game,
- Ground glass,
- Ground hele,
- Ground hemlock,
- Ground hog,
- Ground hold,
- Ground ice,
- Ground ivy,
- Ground joint,
- Ground joist,
- Ground lark,
- Ground laurel,
- Ground line,
- Ground liverwort,
- Ground mail,
- Ground mass,
- Ground of the heavens,
- Ground parrakeet,
- Ground pearl,
- Ground pig,
- Ground pigeon,
- Ground pine,
- Ground plan,
- Ground plane,
- Ground plate,
- Ground plot,
- Ground plum,
- Ground rat,
- Ground rattlesnake,
- Ground rent,
- Ground robin,
- Ground roller,
- Ground room,
- Ground sea,
- Ground sill,
- Ground snake,
- Ground squirrel,
- Ground story,
- Ground substance,
- Ground swell,
- Ground table,
- Ground tackle,
- Ground thrush,
- Ground tier,
- Ground timbers,
- Ground tit,
- Ground warbler,
- Ground wheel,
- Ground wren,
- Hunting ground,
- On even ground,
- Stamping Ground,
- Teeing ground,
- Tenter ground,
- To bite the ground,
- To break ground,
- To come to the ground,
- To cover ground,
- To fall to the ground,
- To gain ground,
- To gather ground,
- To get ground,
- To give ground,
- To go to ground,
- To lose ground,
- To run into the ground,
- To take the ground,
- Vantage ground,
- anchorage ground,
- bed ground,
- break ground,
- breeding ground,
- camping ground,
- coffee grounds,
- common ground,
- crushed ground,
- gain ground,
- get off the ground,
- gill over the ground,
- give ground,
- ground almond,
- ground attack,
- ground ball,
- ground beef,
- ground beetles,
- ground cable,
- ground cedar,
- ground cloth,
- ground cock,
- ground control,
- ground cover,
- ground crew,
- ground effect,
- ground fir,
- ground fire,
- ground forces,
- ground level,
- ground loop,
- ground noise,
- ground pink,
- ground rattler,
- ground rose,
- ground rule,
- ground shark,
- ground sloth,
- ground state,
- ground stroke,
- ground thrushes,
- ground water,
- ground wave,
- ground zero,
- high ground,
- home ground,
- lose ground,
- middle ground,
- parade ground,
- parched ground,
- picnic ground,
- piece of ground,
- pleasure ground,
- plot of ground,
- proving ground,
- solid ground,
- stomping ground,
- testing ground,
- Aberdeen Proving Ground,
- Ball Ground, GA,
- Barren Ground bear,
- Barren Ground caribou,
- Battle Ground, WA,
- Brussels wire ground,
- Happy hunting grounds,
- Middle-ground,
- Stamping Ground, KY,
- The Dark and Bloody Ground,
- To stand one's ground,
- To take ground to the left,
- To take ground to the right,
- Winter-ground,
- air-to-ground,
- arctic ground squirrel,
- bed-ground,
- dark ground illumination,
- downy ground cherry,
- eastern ground snake,
- gill-over-the-ground,
- ground-berry,
- ground-floor,
- ground-hugging,
- ground-shaker,
- mantled ground squirrel,
- purple ground cherry,
- richardson ground squirrel,
- well-grounded,
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD,
- air-to-ground missile,
- ground-controlled approach,
- ground-effect machine,
- ground-emplaced mine,
- ground-service crew