the underground

Definition of the underground in English English dictionary
Underground: The London Underground
underground: Secretly
underground: Hidden, furtive, secretive
These criminals operate through an underground network.
underground: To route electricity distribution cables underground
underground: A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention
underground: Beneath the surface of the earth
underground: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"
underground: {a} under the ground, in the grave
underground: {n} a subterraneous space or place
underground: Below the ground
underground: A civilian organization that supports the resistance movement through covert (secret) actions Such actions include intelligence collection, subversion, sabotage, terror, assassination, and dissemination of propaganda in areas denied to the guerrilla force
underground: Electrical facilities installed below the surface of the earth BACK TO TOP
underground: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground" in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground
underground: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
underground: in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground"
underground: {i} region beneath the ground's surface; secret organization fighting occupational forces or an established government; (British) subway, underground train system; subterranean passage
underground: electric underground railway
underground: In a country which is controlled by an enemy or has a harsh government, the underground is an organized group of people who are involved in illegal activities against the people in power. These US dollars were smuggled into the country during the war, to aid the underground
underground: Subterranean
underground: The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space
underground: Something that is underground is below the surface of the ground. Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground The plane hit so hard that one engine was buried 16 feet underground. Underground is also an adjective. a run-down shopping area with an underground car park. underground water pipes
underground: An underground railway
underground: beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"
underground: in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground
underground: Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth
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"
underground: If you go underground, you hide from the authorities or the police because your political ideas or activities are illegal. After the violent clashes of 1981 they either went underground or left the country
underground: Done or occurring out of sight; secret
underground: The drug-using sector of society Use: To get high very quickly using lots of pot in one hit, inhaling as much as possible
underground: UNDERGROUND refers to electrical facilities installed below ground level
underground: Electrical facilities installed below the surface of the earth Top
underground: An organized group acting to oppose a government or occupying force When Barbara "went underground" she took on the identity of a Christian, with new identity papers, a new name and a new address
underground: A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention
underground: Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream
underground: Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment
underground: The underground in a city is the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. a woman alone in the underground waiting for a train He crossed London by underground
underground: under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"
underground: {s} subterranean, below the surface of the ground; to be used below the surface of the ground; clandestine, conspiratorial
underground: Your subconscious or unconscious mind Buried or repressed emotions or aspects of self
underground: Underground groups and activities are secret because their purpose is to oppose the government and they are illegal. They are accused of organising and financing an underground youth movement
underground: not openly, in a clandestine manner; below the surface of the ground
underground: used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces"

the underground

Hyphenation

the un·der·ground

Turkish pronunciation

dhi ʌndırgraund

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈəndərˌground/ /ðiː ˈʌndɜrˌɡraʊnd/

Etymology

[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.