ALL meanings of underground
un·der·ground
U u - adverb underground beneath the surface of the ground: traveling underground by subway. 1
- adverb underground in concealment or secrecy; not openly: subversion carried on underground. 1
- adjective underground existing, situated, operating, or taking place beneath the surface of the ground. 1
- adjective underground used, or for use, underground. 1
- adjective underground hidden or secret; not open: underground political activities. 1
- adjective underground published or produced by political or social radicals or nonconformists: an underground newspaper. 1
- adjective underground avant-garde; experimental: an underground movie. 1
- adjective underground critical of or attacking the established society or system: underground opinion. 1
- adjective underground of or for nonconformists; unusual: an underground vegetarian restaurant. 1
- noun underground the place or region beneath the surface of the ground. 1
- noun underground an underground space or passage. 1
- noun underground a secret organization fighting the established government or occupation forces: He fought in the French underground during the Nazi occupation of France. 1
- noun underground (often initial capital letter) a movement or group existing outside the establishment and usually reflecting unorthodox, avant-garde, or radical views. 1
- noun underground Chiefly British. a subway system. 1
- verb with object underground to place beneath the surface of the ground: to underground utility lines. 1
- adverb underground below ground 1
- adjective underground concealed 1
- noun underground London underground trains 1
- noun underground secret fighters 1
- adjective underground subcultural 1
- adverb underground into hiding 1
- noun underground subculture, alternative movement 1
- adverb underground Underground is also an adjective. 0
- singular noun underground The underground in a city is the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. 0
- singular noun 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. 0
- adjective underground Underground groups and activities are secret because their purpose is to oppose the government and they are illegal. 0
- adverb underground If you go underground, you hide from the authorities or the police because your political ideas or activities are illegal. 0
- adjective underground occurring, situated, or used below ground level 0
- adjective underground secret; hidden 0
- adverb underground going below ground level 0
- adverb underground into hiding or secrecy 0
- noun underground a space or region below ground level 0
- noun underground a movement dedicated to overthrowing a government or occupation forces, as in the European countries occupied by the German army in World War II 0
- noun underground (as modifier) 0
- noun underground any avant-garde, experimental, or subversive movement in popular art, films, music, etc 0
- adjective underground occurring, working, placed, used, etc. beneath the surface of the earth 0
- adjective underground secret; hidden; undercover 0
- adjective underground designating or of newspapers, films, music, etc. that are unconventional, experimental, radical, etc. 0
- adverb underground beneath the surface of the earth 0
- adverb underground in or into secrecy or hiding; so as to be undercover; surreptitiously 0
- noun underground the entire region beneath the surface of the earth 0
- noun underground an underground space or passage 0
- noun underground a secret movement organized in a country to oppose or overthrow the government in power or enemy forces of occupation 0
- noun underground an underground movement in media, films, music, etc. 0
- noun underground a subway 0
- noun underground (chiefly Britain) An underground railway. 0
- noun underground (with "the") A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention. 0
- noun underground (with "the") A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention. 0
- verb underground To route electricity distribution cables underground. 0
- adjective underground (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. 0