English Dictionary
Definition of “underground”
Word Frequency
underground
Definitions
adjective
(ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd
) - occurring, situated, or used below ground level ⇒
an underground tunnel
,an underground explosion
- secret; hidden ⇒
underground activities
adverb
(ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd
) - going below ground level ⇒
the tunnel led underground
- into hiding or secrecy ⇒
the group was driven underground
noun
(ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd
) - a space or region below ground level
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- a movement dedicated to overthrowing a government or occupation forces, as in the European countries occupied by the German army in World War II
- (as modifier) ⇒
an underground group
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See the underground
- usually preceded by the
- any avant-garde, experimental, or subversive movement in popular art, films, music, etc
- (as modifier) ⇒
the underground press
,underground music
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = below ground, in the earth, under the earth, below the surface
= subterranean, basement, lower-level, sunken, covered, buried, below the surface, below ground, subterrestrial
= secret, undercover, covert, hidden, guerrilla, revolutionary, concealed, confidential, dissident, closet, subversive, clandestine, renegade, insurgent, hush-hush, surreptitious, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, insurrectionist, hole-and-corner, radical
Translations for 'underground'
- British English: underground Something that is underground is below the surface of the ground.Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground.ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd ADVERB
- Arabic: تـَحْتَ سَطْحُ الَأرْض
- Brazilian Portuguese: subterrâneo
- Chinese: 在地下
- Croatian: podzemno
- Czech: v podzemí
- Danish: under jorden
- Dutch: ondergronds
- European Spanish: bajo tierra
- Finnish: maan alla
- French: sous terre
- German: unterirdisch
- Greek: υπογείως
- Italian: sottoterra
- Japanese: 地下に
- Korean: 지하에
- Norwegian: undergrunns-
- Polish: tajnie
- Portuguese: subterrâneo
- Romanian: subteran
- Russian: подземный подземная
- Spanish: bajo tierra
- Swedish: under jorden
- Thai: ใต้ดิน
- Turkish: yerin altında
- Ukrainian: підземний
- Vietnamese: dưới mặt đất
- British English: underground The underground in a city is the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels....a woman alone in the underground waiting for a train.ˈʌndəɡraʊnd NOUN
- Arabic: سِكَّةٌ حَدِيديَّةٌ تـَحْتَ الَأرْض
- Brazilian Portuguese: subterrâneo
- Chinese: 地铁
- Croatian: podzemna željeznica
- Czech: metro
- Danish: undergrund
- Dutch: metro
- European Spanish: metro
- Finnish: maanalainen järjestö
- French: métro
- German: Untergrundbewegung
- Greek: υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος
- Italian: metropolitana
- Japanese: 地下運動
- Korean: 지하 운동
- Norwegian: undergrunn
- Polish: metro
- Portuguese: subterrâneo
- Romanian: metrou metrouri
- Russian: метрополитен
- Spanish: subterráneo
- Swedish: tunnelbana
- Thai: รถไฟใต้ดิน
- Turkish: yeraltı harekatı
- Ukrainian: метрополітен
- Vietnamese: tàu điện ngầm
Example Sentences Including 'underground'
Andy Baird, Scottish regional secretary, said:'In Glasgow, the underground is an essential part of the public transport network.Glasgow Herald (2001)
For centuries, adventurers have been lured into a curious underground world.Glasgow Herald (2001)
For example, the common ground squirrel sleeps 14 hours a day in underground burrows where it is relatively well protected.COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)
He made approaches to the Christian underground , they passed the happy news on to our people.A Season in Hell
He says evidence of underground "pillar formations "was found in the 1980s.New Scientist (2003)
She wanted nothing to do with abortion, amateur or underground professional.Moondrop to Murder
The Pentagon, for example, has mused about using earth-penetrating nuclear warheads called bunker busters to destroy underground targets.Globe and Mail (2003)
The taxi dipped its nose down the ramp to the underground garage.The Last Raven
UN experts had been to the site as recently as February, checking seals and inspecting previously inaccessible underground chambers.Globe and Mail (2003)
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