underground
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERGROUND
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located or occurring below the surface of the earth
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compare aboveground, inground
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underground parking garages
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an underground explosion
2
always used before a noun
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secret and usually illegal
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an underground deal
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The drugs are supplied through an underground network.
3
always used before a noun
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of, relating to, or produced in a social and artistic world that is different and separate from the main part of society
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She loves the city's underground music scene.
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underground newspapers/movies
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERGROUND
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below the surface of the earth
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The wires run underground.
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animals that live underground
2
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in or into a place that is hidden or secret
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out of the view of the public
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They had been living underground as fugitives.
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The political party went underground [=started working in secret] after the new government took power.
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERGROUND
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British
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a system of trains that run below the ground in a large city
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subway
[singular]
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I've ridden on the New York subway, the Paris Metro, and the London Underground.
[noncount]
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She commutes by underground.
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the underground
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a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government
