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underground

/ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/

noun

Meaning

  • An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

  • A train that runs on such an underground railway.

  • A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.

  • An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

  • An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.

Synonyms

Métro,
metro,
Tube,
tube,
rapid transit,
underground,
underground railway,
underpass

noun

Meaning

  • Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).

  • (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

    "the French underground during World War II"

  • (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

Synonyms

avant-garde,
counterculture,
resistance

verb

Meaning

  • To route electricity distribution cables underground

adjective

Meaning

  • Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

    "There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river."

  • Hidden, furtive, secretive.

    "These criminals operate through an underground network."

  • Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.

    "underground music"

Synonyms

alternative,
unconventional,
hypogean,
subterranean

adverb

Meaning

  • Below the ground.

    "The tunnel goes underground at this point."

  • Secretly.

Synonyms

below ground,
clandestinely,
in secret,
on the quiet