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underline

/ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.

  • The character _.

  • An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

verb

Meaning

  • To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore

    "underline the important words in the text"

  • To emphasise or stress something

  • To influence secretly.

adjective

Meaning

  • Passing under a railway line.