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underground - Dictionary definition and meaning for word underground
Definition
(noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Definition
(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Definition
(adj) under the level of the ground
Definition
(adj) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Definition
(adv) in or into hiding or secret operation
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(adv) beneath the surface of the earth
(noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonyms :
resistance
Definition
(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Example Sentence
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
Definition
(adj) under the level of the ground
Synonyms :
belowground
Example Sentence
- belowground storage areas
- underground caverns
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(adj) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Synonyms :
clandestine
,
cloak-and-dagger
,
hole-and-corner
,
hugger-mugger
,
hush-hush
,
secret
,
surreptitious
,
undercover
Example Sentence
- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance
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(adv) in or into hiding or secret operation
Example Sentence
- the organization was driven underground
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(adv) beneath the surface of the earth
Example Sentence
- water flowing underground