ˈʌndə prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a
position lower
than;
below;
beneath (fell under
the table; under the left eye). b
within, on the
inside of (a
surface etc.) (wore a
vest under
his shirt). 2 a
inferior to;
less than (a
captain is under a
major; is under 18). b at or
for a lower
cost than (was under ø20). 3 a
subject or
liable to; controlled or bound by (lives under
oppression; under
pain of
death;
born under
Saturn; the
country prospered under him). b undergoing (is under repair). c
classified or subsumed in (that
book goes under
biology; goes under
many names). 4 at the
foot of or sheltered by (hid under the
wall; under the cliff). 5 planted
with (a crop). 6 powered by (sail,
steam, etc.). 7
following (another
player in a card game). 8
archaic attested by (esp. under one's
hand and seal = signature). --adv. 1 in or to a lower position or
condition (kept
him under). 2 colloq. in or
into a
state of unconsciousness (put him under for the operation). --adj. lower (the under jaw). øunder
age see AGE. under one's arm see
ARM(1). under arms see
ARM(2). under one's
belt see BELT. under one's
breath see BREATH. under
canvas see CANVAS. under a
cloud see CLOUD. under
control see CONTROL. under the counter see
COUNTER(1). under
cover see COVER n. 4. under
fire see FIRE. under foot see FOOT. under hatches see
HATCH(1). under a person's
nose see NOSE. under the rose see
ROSE(1). under
separate cover in
another envelope. under the
sun anywhere in the
world. under
water in and covered by water. under
way in
motion; in
progress. under the
weather see WEATHER. øøundermost adj. [OE f. Gmc]