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underground


 
  Grep  of  noun  underground 
  underground 
  underground  press 
  underground  railroad 
  underground  railway 
 
  Overview  of  noun  underground 
 
  The  noun  underground  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  underground,  resistance  --  (a  secret  group  organized  to  overthrow  a  government  or  occupation  force) 
  2.  metro,  subway,  tube,  underground  --  (electric  underground  railway) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  underground 
 
  The  adj  underground  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  belowground,  underground  --  (under  the  level  of  the  ground;  "belowground  storage  areas";  "underground  caverns") 
  2.  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner,  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet,  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground  --  (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") 
  3.  guerrilla,  guerilla,  underground,  irregular  --  (used  of  independent  armed  resistance  forces;  "guerrilla  warfare";  "partisan  forces") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  underground 
 
  The  adv  underground  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  underground  --  (in  or  into  hiding  or  secret  operation;  "the  organization  was  driven  underground") 
  2.  underground  --  (beneath  the  surface  of  the  earth;  "water  flowing  underground") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  underground 
 
  3  senses  of  underground 
 
  Sense  1 
  belowground,  underground 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  surface,  subsurface)  ->  overhead 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  subsurface,  overhead)  ->  surface 
 
  Sense  2 
  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner(postnominal),  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet(prenominal),  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  covert)  ->  overt,  open 
 
  Sense  3 
  guerrilla(postnominal),  guerilla(postnominal),  underground,  irregular 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  partisan)  ->  nonpartisan,  nonpartizan 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  underground 
 
  3  senses  of  underground 
 
  Sense  1 
  belowground,  underground 
  =>  subsurface  (vs.  overhead)  (vs.  surface) 
 
  Sense  2 
  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner(postnominal),  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet(prenominal),  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground 
  =>  covert  (vs.  overt) 
 
  Sense  3 
  guerrilla(postnominal),  guerilla(postnominal),  underground,  irregular 
  =>  partisan  (vs.  nonpartisan),  partizan 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  underground 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  underground 
 
  underground  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  underground 
  underground 
 
  Overview  of  noun  underground 
 
  The  noun  underground  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  underground,  resistance  --  (a  secret  group  organized  to  overthrow  a  government  or  occupation  force) 
  2.  metro,  subway,  tube,  underground  --  (electric  underground  railway) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  underground 
 
  The  adj  underground  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  belowground,  underground  --  (under  the  level  of  the  ground;  "belowground  storage  areas";  "underground  caverns") 
  2.  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner,  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet,  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground  --  (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") 
  3.  guerrilla,  guerilla,  underground,  irregular  --  (used  of  independent  armed  resistance  forces;  "guerrilla  warfare";  "partisan  forces") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  underground 
 
  The  adv  underground  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  underground  --  (in  or  into  hiding  or  secret  operation;  "the  organization  was  driven  underground") 
  2.  underground  --  (beneath  the  surface  of  the  earth;  "water  flowing  underground") 



underground definition