'Under way' definitions:
Definition of 'under way'
From: WordNet
adverb
In motion; set in motion; "the ship got under way"
Definition of 'Under way'
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]
Synonyms of 'under way'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- accidental,
- accompanying,
- ado,
- afloat,
- afoot,
- assumed,
- astir,
- at sea,
- brewing,
- chanced,
- circumstantial,
- current,
- doing,
- eventuating,
- forthcoming,
- going on,
- happening,
- homeward bound,
- in blue water,
- in embryo,
- in hand,
- in motion,
- in preparation,
- in process,
- in production,
- in progress,
- in soundings,
- in the oven,
- in the wind,
- in the works,
- incidental,
- making way,
- occasional,
- occurring,
- off soundings,
- off the course,
- off the heading,
- on,
- on foot,
- on stream,
- on the anvil,
- on the fire,
- on the go,
- on the move,
- on the run,
- on the way,
- ongoing,
- passing,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- resultant,
- taking place,
- under bare poles,
- under construction,
- under revision,
- under sail,
- undertaken,
- with sails spread,
- with way on
Words containing 'Under way'
- -ways,
- By the way,
- By way of,
- In the way,
- In the way with,
- No way,
- No ways,
- On the way,
- Out of the way,
- To be under way,
- To do way,
- To have way,
- Way,
- Wayed,
- all the way,
- in a way,
- in some way,
- way out,
- ways,
- Bilge ways,
- Bridle way,
- Bulge ways,
- Companion way,
- Covered way,
- Covert way,
- Federal Way,
- Fresh way,
- In a family way,
- In the family way,
- Key way,
- Launching ways,
- Lich way,
- Milky Way,
- Permanent way,
- Plank way,
- Private way,
- Race way,
- Right of way,
- Sliding ways,
- Three Way,
- To cut both ways,
- To freshen the way,
- To gather way,
- To give way,
- To lead the way,
- To lie in the way,
- To make way,
- To make way with,
- Water way,
- Way leave,
- Way of the cross,
- Way of the rounds,
- Way pane,
- Way passenger,
- Way shaft,
- Way station,
- Way train,
- Way warden,
- Ways and means,
- Ways of God,
- any old way,
- appian way,
- back way,
- clear the way,
- every which way,
- flaminian way,
- from way back,
- give way,
- give way to,
- in a bad way,
- in a broad way,
- in a heartfelt way,
- in a similar way,
- in an elaborate way,
- in someone's way,
- in two ways,
- lead the way,
- look the other way,
- make way,
- out-of-the-way,
- pave the way,
- point the way,
- roundabout way,
- smooth the way,
- stand in the way,
- the other way around,
- the right way,
- the way of the world,
- the ways of the world,
- the whole way,
- way of life,
- way-out,
- Federal Way, WA,
- Four-way,
- Great White Way,
- Pack and prime way,
- Three Way, TN,
- Three-way,
- To come one's way,
- To elbow one's way,
- To give way together,
- To go one's way,
- To go the way of all the earth,
- To make one's way,
- To meet half way,
- Two-way,
- Way-going,
- Way-goose,
- Way-wise,
- apex of the sun's way,
- go a long way,
- milky way galaxy,
- milky way system,
- one-way,
- right-of-way,
- rub the wrong way,
- to go the way of all flesh,
- ways and means committee,
- Four-way cock,
- Four-way stop,
- Straight-way valve,
- To bring one on one's way,
- Way-going crop,
- one-way street,
- three-way calling,
- three-way switch,
- two-way street,
- one-way light time,
- bipartisan bipartizan two-party two-way