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" I'd begun reading Crumb shortly before that, and other underground stuff, so that was an influence to some degree. Of course the Marvel and DC comics, they had been my main interests in my teenage years."
Chester Brown

Meaning of "underground" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERGROUND

ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERGROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underground can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNDERGROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underground

Underground most commonly refers to: ▪ The regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to...

Definition of underground in the English dictionary

The first definition of underground in the dictionary is occurring, situated, or used below ground level. Other definition of underground is secret; hidden. Underground is also going below ground level.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERGROUND

above-ground · aground · air-to-ground · around · background · battleground · belowground · campground · fairground · foreground · ground · ground-to-ground · inground · overground · playground · round · showground · stoneground · surround · unground

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERGROUND

undergarment · undergird · undergirt · underglaze · undergo · undergod · undergoer · undergone · undergown · undergrad · undergraduate · undergraduateship · undergraduette · underground railroad · undergrounder · undergrove · undergrown · undergrowth · underhair · underhand

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERGROUND

above ground · all-around · all-round · all year round · all-year-round · bound · break new ground · fall to the ground · get around · get off the ground · go around · go round · in the round · into the ground · shop around · the high ground · the underground · thin on the ground · to the ground · workaround · year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of underground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERGROUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «underground» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «underground» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF UNDERGROUND

Find out the translation of underground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of underground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underground» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

在地下
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

bajo tierra
570 millions of speakers
en

English

underground
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भूमिगत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تـَحْتَ سَطْحُ الَأرْض
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

подземный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

subterrâneo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভূগর্ভস্থ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sous terre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bawah tanah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unterirdisch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

地下に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

지하에
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dưới mặt đất
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தடி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भूमिगत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yeraltı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sottoterra
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

tajnie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

підземний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

subteran
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπογείως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondergrondse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

under jorden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undergrunns-
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underground

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERGROUND»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of underground
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underground

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «UNDERGROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underground.
1
Phil Anselmo
You gotta look beyond the mainstream... the mainstream'll drown you, you know? There's always a pulse in the underground that I love. And the pulse in the underground is what keeps heavy metal alive.
2
Margaret Atwood
Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe unless someone came and hauled you back. That was also true during the Vietnam War for draft resisters.
3
Peter Bart
Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.
4
Lowell Bergman
I have quite a bit of experience reporting on corporate behavior, both doing it with independent operations in early in my career, in the underground press, to magazines like 'Rolling Stone,' to regional newspapers and television, and television news programs, to papers like the 'New York Times' and public television.
5
Gael Garcia Bernal
In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if you're a theater actor it's very difficult to make a living. But it's also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education.
6
Eric Bogosian
I don't know anybody who does what I do. I'm very underground.
7
Eric Bogosian
I'm very underground.
8
Anthony Bourdain
I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics.
9
Anthony Braxton
So, yes, I am in the underground, but actually, it feels like home.
10
Chester Brown
I'd begun reading Crumb shortly before that, and other underground stuff, so that was an influence to some degree. Of course the Marvel and DC comics, they had been my main interests in my teenage years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERGROUND»

Discover the use of underground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the ...
As riveting as the finest detective novel and meticulously researched, Underground follows the hackers through their crimes, their betrayals, the hunt, raids and investigations. It is a gripping tale of the digital underground.
Suelette Dreyfus, Julian Assange, 2012
2
Underground
Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city.
‎1983
3
One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture
Tracing the ways in which the fallout shelter became an icon of popular culture, Kenneth D. Rose also investigates the troubling issues the shelters raised: Would a post-war world even be worth living in?
Kenneth D. Rose, 2004
4
Hip Hop Underground: The Integrity and Ethics of Racial ...
Hip Hop Underground is a vivid ethnography of the author's observations and experiences in the multiracial world of the San Francisco underground hip hop scene.
Anthony Kwame Harrison, 2009
5
The Literary Underground of the Old Regime
Examines the eighteenth-century French writers, publishers, and booksellers, who avoided official censorship, influenced public opinion, and affected the development of the French Revolution Robert Darnton introduces us to the shadowy world ...
Robert Darnton, 1982
6
Underground
The true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster.
Haruki Murakami, 2011
7
The Underground Railroad in Michigan
"This book is the first comprehensive exploration of abolitionism and the network of escape from slavery in the state.
Carol E. Mull, 2010
8
Underground
UNDERGROUND is an action and adventure thriller set in the near future. The Underground is a covert organization functioning within our global society-guiding and influencing it but not necessarily controlling it.
Allan A. Zarbock, 2008
9
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives.
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, 2009
10
Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era
This book is a comprehensive, historical bible on the subject of urban street dance and its influence on modern dance, hip hop, and pop culture.
Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERGROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underground is used in the context of the following news items.
1
There's a giant underground ocean hidden in the middle of this …
The most likely explanation, they recently reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, is a massive underground ocean that has more water than all ... «Business Insider, Aug 15»
2
Long Beach underground vault damage is extensive, SoCal Edison …
The damage to the underground vault that exploded in downtown Long Beach Thursday afternoon is extensive and about hundreds of customers are expected ... «KABC-TV, Jul 15»
3
John Legend to Produce WGN America's 'Underground'
Underground” will follow plantation slaves as they band together to fight for the lives of their families, their future and their freedom. The series is currently in ... «Variety, Jul 15»
4
Volcano-Like Underground Fire Is Put out After a Month
Crews have put out a fire that burned underground in southern New Jersey for a month, melting the ground around it and reaching 1,000 degrees. Woodbury ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
5
London Tube strike: Millions face travel chaos
London Underground's boss Mike Brown warned that the strike -- called in a ... About 4 million journeys are typically made on the Underground each day, ... «CNN, Jul 15»
6
Can underground aquifers quench Texas' massive thirst?
With a wary eye toward the next prolonged dry-streak that inevitably will come, some think expanding the use of underground aquifers may help slake the thirst ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
7
Need for Speed 2015 teaser image hints at Underground 3
A new Need for Speed will be announced tomorrow, but today, EA has released a new teaser image that may hint at a new game in the Underground series. «Shacknews, May 15»
8
Harriet Tubman on $20 bills? Conductor on Underground Railroad …
Tubman was a famous abolitionist and conductor in the mid-1800s on the Underground Railroad. She received 118,000 of the 600,000 votes cast in the Women ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
9
WWI graffiti discovered deep underground. 'All these guys wanted to …
Archaeologists only recently discovered Leach's etching, along with those from more than 1,800 other World War I-era soldiers, deep underground in Naours. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
10
14 underground fires or explosions Downtown since 2010
At least 14 underground explosions or fires have been reported in Downtown Indianapolis since 2010. Here's a look at those incidents. March 19, 2015: A series ... «Indianapolis Star, Mar 15»
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