under
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Is under a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of under?
Definition
prep (English)
1. (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).Examples: "England's World Cup dreams fell apart under a French onslaught on a night when their shortcomings were brutally exposed at the quarter-final stage."; "to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation"figuratively
adv (English)
1. (usually in compounds) Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.Examples: "The plants were underwatered."; "Women are under-represented."in-compoundsnot-comparableusually
2. (informal) In or into an unconscious state.Examples: "It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under."informalnot-comparable
adj (English)
1. (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.Examples: "Ensure the patient is sufficiently under."colloquial
2. (informal) Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.Examples: "This chicken is a bit under. (insufficiently cooked)"; "This bag of apples feels under. (of insufficient weight)"; "My pay packet last week was £10 under. (of insufficient monetary amount)"informal
noun (English)
1. (informal) Something having a particular property that is low or too low.Examples: "I went fishing but caught nothing but unders."; "Usually I am at least ten over on that course, but I have shot a couple of unders."informal
2. (gambling) A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.
Definition source: Wiktionary