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underground |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underground \Un"der*ground`\, n. The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space. A spirit raised from depth of underground. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underground \Un"der*ground`\, a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as an underground story or apartment. 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] {Underground railroad} or {railway}. See under {Railroad}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underground \Un"der*ground`\, adv Beneath the surface of the earth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: underground adj 1: under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns" [syn: {belowground}] 2: 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" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}] 3: used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {irregular}] n 1: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force [syn: {resistance}] 2: an electric underground railway [syn: {metro}, {subway}, {tube}] adv 1: in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground" 2: beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"
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