UNDAMUn*dam", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dam.]
Defn: To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden.
UNDAMPNEDUn*damp"ned, a.
Defn: Uncondemned. [Obs.] Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).
UNDATED Un"da*ted, a. Etym: [L. undatus, p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.
UNDATEDUn*dat"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + dated.]
Defn: Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.
UNDAUNTABLEUn*daunt"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable.Bp. Hall.
UNDAUNTEDUn*daunt"ed, a.
Defn: Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.
Syn.— Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.— Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv.— Un*daunt"ed*ness, n.
UNDEUn"dé, a. Etym: [F. ondé.] (Her.)
Defn: Waving or wavy; — applied to ordinaries, or division lines.
UNDEADLYUn*dead"ly, a.
Defn: Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] — Un*dead"li*ness, n.[Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDEAFUn*deaf", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deaf.]
Defn: To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] Shak.
UNDECAGONUn*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven + Gr. (Geom.)
Defn: A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.
UNDECANEUn"de*cane, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.)
Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; — so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.
UNDECEIVEUn`de*ceive", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deceive.]
Defn: To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.
UNDECENCYUn*de"cen*cy, n.
Defn: Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." Jer. Taylor.
UNDECENNARY Un`de*cen"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. undecim eleven (unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. Undecennial.]
Defn: Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles.
UNDECENNIALUn`de*cen"ni*al, a. Etym: [See Undecennary, and cf. Decennial.]
Defn: Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.
UNDECENTUn*de"cent, a.
Defn: Indecent. [Obs.]
UNDECIDEUn`de*cide", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decide.]
Defn: To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.
UNDECISIVEUn`de*ci"sive, a.
Defn: Indecisive. [R.] Glanvill.
UNDECKUn*deck", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deck.]
Defn: To divest of ornaments. Shak.
UNDECKEDUn*decked, a.
1. Not decked; unadorned. [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair. Milton.
2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.
UNDECOLICUn`de*col"ic, a. Etym: [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.
UNDECREEDUn`de*creed", a.
1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + decreed.]
Defn: Not decreed.
2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decree.]
Defn: Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.
UNDECYLUn"de*cyl, n. Etym: [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.
UNDECYLENICUn*dec`y*len"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
UNDECYLICUn`de*cyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2.
UNDEEDEDUn*deed"ed, a.
1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.
2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] Shak.
UNDEFATIGABLEUn`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a.
Defn: Indefatigable. [Obs.] "Undefatigable pains." Camden.
UNDEFEASIBLEUn`de*fea"si*ble, a.
Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]
UNDEFINEUn`de*fine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + define.]
Defn: To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
UNDEIFYUn*de"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deify.]
Defn: To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god. Addison.
UNDENIABLEUn`de*ni"a*ble, a.
1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
UNDENIABLYUn`de*ni"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In an undeniable manner.
UNDEPARTABLEUn`de*part"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.
UNDER Un"der, prep. Etym: [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. sq. root201. Cf. Inferior.]
1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; — opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon. Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place. Milton.
2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; — (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. Rom. iii. 9.That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct. Milton.Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows Forsinking under them. Shak.
(b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short. Three sons he dying left under age. Spenser. Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue. Hooker. There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year. Swift. It was too great an honor for any man under a duke. Addison.
Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. Swift.
(c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt. Milton. Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine. Felton. Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes. C. Leslie.
(d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion. Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. Milton. Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. — Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; — said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents. — Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement. — Under foot. See under Foot, n. — Under ground, below the surface of the ground. — Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep. — Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. Totten. — Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced. — Under the breath, with low voice; very softly. — Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land. — Under the rose. See under Rose, n. — Under water, below the surface of the water. — Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started.
UNDERUn"der, adv.
Defn: In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27. The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under. Moore.
Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree, in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to undermine; to underprop.
UNDERUn"der, a.
Defn: Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; — generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff. Under covert (Zoöl.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.
UNDERACTUn`der*act", v. t.
Defn: To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.
UNDERACTIONUn"der*ac`tion, n.
Defn: Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.
UNDERACTORUn"der*ac`tor, n.
Defn: A subordinate actor.
UNDER-AGEUn"der-age`, a.
Defn: Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. J. Webster.
UNDERAGENTUn"der*a`gent, n.
Defn: A subordinate agent.
UNDERAIDUn`der*aid", v. t.
Defn: To aid clandestinely. [Obs.]
UNDER-ARMUn"der-arm, a. (Cricket)
Defn: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.
UNDERBACKUn"der*back`, n. (Brewing)
Defn: A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.
UNDERBEAR Un`der*bear", v. t. Etym: [AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support.]
1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.
UNDERBEARERUn"der*bear`er, n.
Defn: One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.
UNDERBIDUn`der*bid", v. t.
Defn: To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.
UNDERBINDUn`der*bind", v. t.
Defn: To bind beneath. Fairfax.
UNDERBOARDUn"der*board`, adv.
Defn: Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.
UNDERBRACEUn`der*brace, v. t.
Defn: To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below. Cowper.
UNDERBRANCHUn"der*branch`, n.
1. A lower branch.
2. A twig or branchlet. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNDERBREDUn"der*bred`, a.
Defn: Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.Goldsmith.
UNDERBRUSHUn"der*brush`, n.
Defn: Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
UNDERBUILDERUn"der*build`er, n.
Defn: A subordinate or assistant builder.An underbuilder in the house of God. Jer. Taylor.
UNDERBUILDINGUn"der*build`ing, n.
Defn: Same as Substruction.
UNDERBUYUn`der*buy", v. t.
Defn: To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than. [R.] J. Fletcher.
UNDERCASTUn`der*cast", v. t.
Defn: To cast under or beneath.
UNDERCHAMBERLAINUn`der*cham"ber*lain, n.
Defn: A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.
UNDERCHANTERUn`der*chant"er, n.
Defn: Same as Subchanter.
UNDERCHAPSUn"der*chaps`, n. pl.
Defn: The lower chaps or jaw. Paley.
UNDERCHARGEUn`der*charge", v. t.
1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.
2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. W. P. Craighill.
UNDERCHARGEUn"der*charge`, n.
Defn: A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.
UNDERCLAYUn"der*clay`, n. (Geol.)
Defn: A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.
UNDERCLIFFUn"der*cliff`, n.
Defn: A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.
UNDERCLOTHESUn"der*clothes`, n. pl.
Defn: Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.
UNDERCLOTHINGUn"der*cloth`ing, n.
Defn: Same as Underclothes.
UNDERCOATUn"der*coat`, n.
1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.
2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.
UNDERCONDUCTUn"der*con`duct, n.
Defn: A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
UNDERCONSUMPTIONUn`der*con*sump"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount. F. A. Walk
UNDERCRAFTUn"der*craft`, n.
Defn: A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors. [R.]Sterne.
UNDERCREEPUn`der*creep", v. i.
Defn: To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDERCRESTUn`der*crest", v. t.
Defn: To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
UNDERCROFT Un"der*croft, n. Etym: [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.)
Defn: A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (seeCrypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.
UNDERCRYUn`der*cry", v. i.
Defn: To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDERCURRENTUn"der*cur`rent, n.
1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.
2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot.
UNDERCURRENTUn"der*cur`rent, a.
Defn: Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe."Tennyson.
UNDERCUTUn"der*cut`, n.
Defn: The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
UNDERCUTUn`der*cut", v. t.
Defn: To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion.
UNDERDEALINGUn"der*deal`ing, n.
Defn: Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton.
UNDERDELVEUn`der*delve", v. t.
Defn: To delve under. [Obs.]
UNDERDIGUn`der*dig", v. t.
Defn: To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDERDITCHUn`der*ditch", v. t.
Defn: To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.
UNDERDOUn`der*do", v. i.
Defn: To do less than is requisite or proper; — opposed to overdo.Grew.
UNDERDOUn`der*do", v. t.
Defn: To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; — opposed to overdo.
UNDERDOERUn"der*do`er, n.
Defn: One who underdoes; a shirk.
UNDERDOLVENUn`der*dolv"en, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Underdelve.
UNDERDOSEUn"der*dose`, n.
Defn: A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.
UNDERDOSEUn`der*dose", v. t. & i.
Defn: To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.
UNDERDRAINUn"der*drain`, n.
Defn: An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
UNDERDRAINUn`der*drain", v. t.
Defn: To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land.
UNDERDRESSEDUn`der*dressed", a.
Defn: Not dresses enough.
UNDERESTIMATEUn`der*es"ti*mate, v. t.
Defn: To set to
UNDERESTIMATEUn`der*es"ti*mate, n.
Defn: The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
UNDERFACTIONUn"der*fac`tion, n.
Defn: A subordinate party or faction.
UNDERFACULTYUn"der*fac`ul*ty, n.
Defn: An inferior or subordinate faculty.
UNDERFARMERUn"der*farm`er, n.
Defn: An assistant farmer.
UNDERFEEDUn`der*feed", v. t.
Defn: To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.
UNDERFELLOWUn"der*fel`low, n.
Defn: An underling [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
UNDERFILLINGUn"der*fill`ing, n.
Defn: The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. SirH. Wotton.
UNDERFOLLOWUn`der*fol"low, v. t.
Defn: To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDERFONG Un`der*fong", v. t. Etym: [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.]
1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R.
2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash.
UNDERFOOTUn`der*foot", adv.
Defn: Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.
UNDERFOOTUn`der*foot", a.
Defn: Low; base; abject; trodden down.
UNDERFRINGEUn"der*fringe`, n.
Defn: A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something.Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard. Tennyson.
UNDERFURNISHUn`der*fur"nish, v. t.
Defn: To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently.Collier.
UNDERFURROWUn`der*fur"row, v. t.
Defn: To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure.
UNDER-GARMENTUn"der-gar`ment, n.
Defn: A garment worn below another.
UNDERGETUn`der*get", v. t.
Defn: To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] R. ofGloucester.
UNDERGIRDUn`der*gird", v. t.
Defn: To blind below; to gird round the bottom.They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.
UNDERGLAZEUn"der*glaze`, a.
Defn: Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; — said of colors in porcelain painting.
UNDERGOUn`der*go", v. t. [imp. Underwent; p. p. Undergone; p. pr. & vb. n.Undergoing.] Etym: [AS. undergan. See Under, and Go.]
1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.]
2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.
3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak.
4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak.
5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.
UNDERGODUn"der*god`, n.
Defn: A lower or inferio
UNDERGOREUn`der*gore", v. t.
Defn: To gore underneath.
UNDERGOWNUn"der*gown`, n.
Defn: A gown worn under another, or under some other article ofdress.An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. Sir W. Scott.
UNDERGRADUATEUn`der*grad"u*ate, n.
Defn: A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.
UNDERGRADUATEUn`der*grad"u*ate, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.
UNDERGRADUATESHIPUn`der*grad"u*ate*ship, n.
Defn: The position or condition of an undergraduate.
UNDERGROANUn`der*groan, v. t.
Defn: To groan beneath. [Obs.]Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. Chapman.
UNDERGROUNDUn"der*ground`, n.
Defn: The place or space beneath the surface of the ground;subterranean space.A spirit raised from depth of underground. Shak.
UNDERGROUNDUn"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.
UNDERGROUNDUn"der*ground`, adv.
Defn: Beneath the surface of the earth.
UNDERGROUND INSURANCEUn"der*ground` in*sur"ance.
Defn: Wildcat insurance.
UNDERGROVEUn"der*grove`, n.
Defn: A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones. Wordsworth.
UNDERGROWUn`der*grow", v. i.
Defn: To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.Wyclif.
UNDERGROWUn`der*grow", a.
Defn: Undergrown. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNDERGROWNUn`der*grown", a.
Defn: Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.
UNDERGROWTHUn"der*growth`, n.
Defn: That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton.
UNDERGRUBUn`der*grub", v. t.
Defn: To undermine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
UNDERHANDUn"der*hand`, a.
1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Defn: Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
UNDERHANDUn"der*hand`, adv.
1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Defn: In an underhand manner; — said of pitching or bowling.
UNDERHANDEDUn"der*hand`ed, a.
1. Underhand; clandestine.
2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated. Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. Coleridge.
UNDERHANDEDLYUn"der*hand`ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In an underhand manner.
UNDERHANGUn`der*hang", v. t. & i.
Defn: To hang under or down; to suspend. Holland.
UNDERHANGMANUn"der*hang`man, n.
Defn: An assistant or deputy hangman. Shak.
UNDERHEADUn"der*head`, n.
Defn: A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] Sir T.Browne.
UNDERHEAVEUn`der*heave", v. i.
Defn: To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNDERHEWUn`der*hew", v. t.
Defn: To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. Haldeman.
UNDERHONESTUn`der*hon"est, a.
Defn: Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." Shak.
UNDERHUNGUn`der*hung", a.
1. (Carp.)
Defn: Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; - - said of a sliding door. Forney.
2. Having the lower jaw projecting. T. Hughes.
UNDERJAWUn"der*jaw`, n.
Defn: The lower jaw. Paley.
UNDERJOINUn`der*join", v. t.
Defn: To join below or beneath; to subjoin. Wyclif.
UNDERKEEPUn`der*keep", v. t.
Defn: To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNDERKEEPERUn"der*keep`er, n.
Defn: A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray.
UNDERKINDUn"der*kind`, n.
Defn: An inferior kind. Dryden.
UNDERKINGDOMUn"der*king`dom, n.
Defn: A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.
UNDERLABORERUn"der*la`bor*er, n.
Defn: An assistant or subordinate laborer. Locke.
UNDERLAIDUn`der*laid", a.
Defn: Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath.
UNDERLAYUn`der*lay", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.]
1. To lay beneath; to put under.
2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.
3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]
UNDERLAYUn`der*lay", v. i. (Mining)
Defn: To incline from the vertical; to hade; — said of a vein, fault, or lode.
UNDERLAYUn"der*lay`, n.
1. (Mining)
Defn: The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; — called also underlie.
2. (Print.)
Defn: A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
UNDERLAYERUn"der*lay`er, n.
1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.
2. (Mining)
Defn: A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale.
UNDERLEAFUn"der*leaf`, n.
Defn: A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] Mortimer.
UNDERLEASEUn"der*lease, n. (Law)
Defn: A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease. Burrill.
UNDERLETUn`der*let", v. t.
1. To let below the value. All my farms were underlet. Smollett.
2. To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.
UNDERLETTERUn"der*let`ter, n.
Defn: A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.
UNDERLIE Un`der*lie", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]
1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott.
UNDERLIEUn`der*lie", v. i.
Defn: To lie below or under.
UNDERLIEUn"der*lie`, n.
Defn: See Underlay, n., 1.
UNDERLINEUn`der*line", v. t.
1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.
2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
UNDERLINGUn"der*ling, n. Etym: [Under + -ling.]
Defn: An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak.
UNDERLIPUn"der*lip`, n.
Defn: The lower lip.
UNDERLOAD STARTERUn"der*load start`er. (Elec.)
Defn: A motor starter provided with an underload switch.
UNDERLOAD SWITCHUnderload switch. (Elec.)
Defn: A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motors from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.
UNDERLOCKUn"der*lock`, n.
Defn: A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
UNDERLOCKERUn"der*lock`er, n. (Mining)
Defn: A person who inspects a mine daily; — called also underviewer.
UNDERLYINGUn`der*ly"ing, a.
Defn: Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
UNDERMANNEDUn`der*manned", a. (Naut.)
Defn: Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.
UNDERMASTEDUn"der*mast`ed, a. (Naut.)
Defn: Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; — said of vessels. Totten.
UNDERMASTERUn"der*mas`ter, n.
Defn: A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.
UNDERMATCHUn"der*match`, n.
Defn: One who is not a match for another. Fuller.
UNDERMEAL Un"der*meal`, n. Etym: [AS. under under + m part or portion; cf. AS. underm midday. See Under, Meal a part, and cf. Undern.]
1. The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] In undermeals and in mornings. Chaucer.
2. Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. Withals (1608). I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for one undermeal. B. Jonson. In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers. Nash.
UNDERMINEUn`der*mine", v. t.
1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison.
2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke.
UNDERMINERUn`der*min"er, n.
Defn: One who undermines.
UNDERMINISTERUn`der*min"is*ter, v. t.
Defn: To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.]Wyclif.
UNDERMINISTRYUn`der*min"is*try, n.
Defn: A subordinate or inferior ministry. Jer. Taylor.
UNDERMIRTHUn"der*mirth`, n.
Defn: Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] The Coronation.
UNDERMONEYEDUn`der*mon"eyed, a.
Defn: Bribed. [R.] Fuller.
UNDERMOSTUn"der*most, a. Etym: [From Under; cf. Aftermost.]
Defn: Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. Addison.
UNDERN Un"dern, n. Etym: [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG. untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. undaúrnimats the midday meal. Cf. Undermeal, Undertime.]
Defn: The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. R. of Brunne. In a bed of worts still he lay Till it was past undern of the day. Chaucer.
UNDERNEATHUn`der*neath", adv. Etym: [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.]
Defn: Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton.
UNDERNEATHUn`der*neath", prep.
Defn: Under; beneath; below.Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson.
UNDERNICENESSUn`der*nice"ness, n.
Defn: A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.
UNDERNIMEUn`der*nime", v. t. [imp. Undernom.] Etym: [OE. undernimen. SeeUnder, and Nim.]
1. To receive; to perceive. [Obs.] He the savor undernom Which that the roses and the lilies cast. Chaucer.
2. To reprove; to reprehend. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
UNDEROFFICERUn"der*of`fi*cer, n.
Defn: A subordinate officer.
UNDERPARTUn"der*part`, n.
Defn: A subordinate part.It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.
UNDERPAYUn`der*pay", v. t.
Defn: To pay inadequately.
UNDERPEEPUn`der*peep", v. t.
Defn: To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids." [R.]Shak.
UNDERPEERUn`der*peer", v. t.
Defn: To peer under. [R.]
UNDERPEOPLEDUn`der*peo"pled, a.
Defn: Not fully peopled.
UNDERPIGHTUn`der*pight",
Defn: imp. of Underpitch.
UNDERPINUn`der*pin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n.Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
UNDERPINNINGUn"der*pin`ning, n.
1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.
2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.]
UNDERPITCHUn`der*pitch", v. t. [imp. Underpight.] Etym: [OE. underpicchen. SeeUnder, and Pitch to throw, fix.]
Defn: To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.]He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.
UNDERPLANTUn`der*plant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underplanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Underplanting.]
Defn: To plant under; specif. (Forestry),
Defn: to plant (young trees) under an existing stand.
UNDERPLAYUn`der*play", v. i.
1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
2. (Card Playing)
Defn: To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
UNDERPLAYUn"der*play`, n. (Card Playing)
Defn: The act of underplaying.
UNDERPLOTUn"der*plot`, n.
1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.
2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison.
UNDERPOISEUn`der*poise", v. t.
Defn: To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.]Marston.
UNDERPOSSESSORUn"der*pos*sess`or, n.
Defn: One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor.
UNDERPRAISEUn`der*praise", v. t.
Defn: To praise below desert.
UNDERPRIZEUn`der*prize", v. t.
Defn: To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak.
UNDERPRODUCTIONUn`der*pro*duc"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.
UNDERPROOFUn"der*proof`, a.
Defn: Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.
UNDERPROPUn`der*prop", v. t.
Defn: To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; touphold.Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.
UNDERPROPORTIONEDUn`der*pro*por"tioned, a.
Defn: Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier.
UNDERPROPPERUn"der*prop`per, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, underprops or supports.
UNDERPULLUn`der*pull", v. i.
Defn: To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] Ld. North.
UNDERPULLERUn"der*pull`er, n.
Defn: One who underpulls. [Obs.]
UNDERPUTUn`der*put", v. t.
Defn: To put or send under. [Obs.]
UNDERRATEUn`der*rate", v. t.
Defn: To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.
UNDERRATEUn"der*rate`, n.
Defn: A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley.
UNDERRECKONUn`der*reck"on, v. t.
Defn: To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp.Hall.
UNDERRUNUn`der*run", v. t.
Defn: To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.
Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. Totten. To underrun a tackle (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order.
UNDERSAILUn`der*sail", v. i.
Defn: To sail alongshore. [Obs.]
UNDERSAILEDUn"der*sailed`, a.
Defn: Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]
UNDERSATURATEDUn`der*sat"u*ra`ted, a.
Defn: Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.
UNDERSAYUn`der*say", v. t.
Defn: To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNDERSCOREUn`der*score", v. t.
Defn: To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker.
UNDERSECRETARYUn`der*sec"re*ta*ry, n.
Defn: A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.
UNDERSELLUn`der*sell", v. t.
Defn: To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.
UNDERSERVANTUn"der*serv`ant, n.
Defn: An inferior servant.
UNDERSETUn`der*set", v. t.
Defn: To prop or support. Bacon.
UNDERSETUn"der*set`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: Undercurrent.
UNDERSETTERUn"der*set`ter, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.
UNDERSETTINGUn"der*set`ting, n.
Defn: Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. Sir H.Wotton.
UNDERSHAPENUn"der*shap`en, a.
Defn: Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic]His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing. Tennyson.
UNDERSHERIFFUn"der*sher`iff, n.
Defn: A sheriff's deputy.
UNDERSHERIFFRYUn"der*sher`iff*ry, n.
Defn: Undershrievalty. [Obs.]
UNDERSHIRTUn"der*shirt`, n.
Defn: A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; — called also undervest.
UNDERSHOOTUn`der*shoot", v. t.
Defn: To shoot short of (a mark).
UNDERSHOTUn"der*shot`, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
2. Moved by water passing beneath; — said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.
UNDERSHRIEVALTYUn"der*shriev"al*ty, n.
Defn: The office or position of an undersheriff.
UNDERSHRIEVEUn"der*shrieve`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.
UNDERSHRUBUn"der*shrub`, a.
Defn: Partly shrublike.
UNDERSHUTUn"der*shut`, a.
Defn: Closed from beneath. Undershut valve (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight.
UNDERSIDEUn"der*side`, n.
Defn: The lower or lowest side of anything. Paley.
UNDERSIGNUn`der*sign", v. t.
Defn: To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.
UNDERSIZEDUn"der*sized`, a.
Defn: Of a size less than is common.
UNDERSKINKERUn"der*skink`er, n.
Defn: Undertapster. [Obs.]
UNDERSKIRTUn"der*skirt`, n.
Defn: A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.
UNDERSKYUn"der*sky`, n.
Defn: The lower region of the sky.Floating about the undersky. Tennyson.
UNDERSLEEVEUn"der*sleeve`, n.
Defn: A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,
UNDERSLUNG; UNDERHUNGUn"der*slung`, Un"der*hung", a.
Defn: Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.
UNDERSOILUn"der*soil`, n.
Defn: The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.
UNDERSOLDUn`der*sold"
Defn: p. p. of Undersell.
UNDERSONGUn"der*song`, n.
1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.
2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.
UNDERSPARREDUn"der*sparred`, a. (Naut.)
Defn: Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; — said of vessels.
UNDERSPENDUn`der*spend", v. t.
Defn: To spend less than.
UNDERSPHEREUn"der*sphere`, n.
1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite.
2. An inferior sphere, or field of action.
UNDERSPOREUn`der*spore", v. t.
Defn: To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.]Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer.
UNDERSTAIRUn"der*stair`, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate; menial. [Obs.]
UNDERSTAIRSUn"der*stairs`, n.
Defn: The basement or cellar.
UNDERSTAND Un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Understood, and Archaic Understanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding.] Etym: [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.]
1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I understand not what you mean by this. Shak. Understood not all was but a show. Milton. A tongue not understanded of the people. Bk. of Com. Prayer.
2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.
3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean;to interpret; to explain.The most learned interpreters understood the words of sin, and not ofAbel. Locke.
4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume. War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved. Milton.
5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] Shak. To give one to understand, to cause one to know. — To make one's self understood, to make one's meaning clear.
UNDERSTANDUn`der*stand", v. i.
1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be anintelligent being.Imparadised in you, in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see.Donne.
2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. Neh. xiii. 7.
UNDERSTANDABLEUn`der*stand"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth.
UNDERSTANDERUn`der*stand"er, n.
Defn: One who understands, or knows by experience. [R.] Dryden.
UNDERSTANDINGUn`der*stand"ing, a.
Defn: Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.
UNDERSTANDINGUn`der*stand"ing, n.
1. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.
2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another. He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him in the preserving of a good understanding between him and his people. Clarendon.
3. The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends. There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty them understanding. Job xxxii. 8. The power of perception is that which we call the understanding. Perception, which we make the act of the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only that use allows us to say we understand. Locke. In its wider acceptation, understanding is the entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it includes even simple apprehension. Coleridge.
4. Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason. I use the term understanding, not for the noetic faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is now employed by the Germans. Sir W. Hamilton.
Syn.— Sense; intelligence; perception. See Sense.
UNDERSTANDINGLYUn`der*stand"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. J. Hawes.
UNDERSTATEUn`der*state", v. t.
Defn: To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.
UNDERSTATEMENTUn"der*state`ment, n.
Defn: The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.