About The Word Underground
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What's The Definition Of Underground?
[n] electric underground railway
[n] a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force [adv] beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground" [adv] in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground" [adj] used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [adj] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "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" [adj] under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns" Synonyms | Synonyms for Underground: belowground | clandestine | cloak-and-dagger | covert | guerilla(a) | guerrilla(a) | hole-and-corner(a) | hugger-mugger | hush-hush | irregular | metro | on the quiet(p) | partisan | partizan | resistance | secret | subsurface | subway | surreptitious | tube | undercover Related Terms | Find terms related to Underground: See Also | Maquis | railroad | railroad line | railway | railway line | railway system | revolutionary group Underground In Webster's Dictionary \Un"der*ground`\, n.
The place or space beneath the surface of the ground;
subterranean space.
A spirit raised from depth of underground. --Shak.
\Un"der*ground`\, a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment. 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] {Underground railroad} or {railway}. See under {Railroad}. \Un"der*ground`\, adv. Beneath the surface of the earth. |
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