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   underground

   adverb

   • 1. beneath the surface of the ground: "miners working underground" Similar below groundbelow the surfaceunder the earthin the earth
   • ▪ in or into secrecy or hiding, especially as a result of carrying out subversive political activities: "many were forced to go underground by the government" Similar into hidinginto secrecyinto seclusionundercoverbehind closed doorsout of sight

   adjective

   • 1. situated beneath the surface of the ground: "an underground car park" Similar subterraneansubterrestrialbelow groundburiedsunkenlower-levelbasementrare:hypogeanOpposite surfaceoverhead
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the secret activities of people working to subvert an established order: "Czech underground literature" Similar clandestinesecretsurreptitiouscovertundercoverprivateconfidentialclosethole-and-cornercloak-and-daggerhugger-muggerback-alleybackstairstealthyconspiratorialconcealedhiddenshroudedsneakyslyunderhandshiftyfurtiveresistancesubversiveguerrillamercenaryrevolutionaryrebelliousdissidentinsurgentinsurrectionaryrenegademutinousblackinformal:hush-hush
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression; radical and experimental: "the New York underground art scene" Similar alternativeradicalrevolutionaryunconventionalunorthodoxavant-gardeexperimentalinnovativegroundbreakingpioneeringnovelsubversive

   noun

   • 1. an underground railway, especially the one in London: British "travel chaos on the Underground" Similar metrounderground railwaysubwayinformal:tube
   • 2. a group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime: "the French underground" Similar resistance movementresistanceillegal oppositionpartisansguerrillasfreedom fightershistorical:Maquis
   • ▪ a member of an underground political group or movement: Indian "they appealed to the undergrounds to stop their violent activities"
   • 3. a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression: "the late sixties underground"

   verb

   • 1. lay (cables) below ground level: "sections of electricity line had been undergrounded"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNDERGROUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     UNDERGROUND meaning: 1. below the surface of the earth;...

   • Znaczenie Underground, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     underground definicja: 1. below the surface of the earth;...

   • Underground: Catalan Translation

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   • Underground in Spanish

     UNDERGROUND translate: subterráneo, bajo tierra, bajo tierra...

   • Underground in Russian

     UNDERGROUND translate: подземный, под землей , подпольный,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     UNDERGROUND translate: ở dưới mặt đất, dưới mặt đất, ngầm,...

   • Underground in Arabic

     UNDERGROUND translate: تَحْت الأرْض, مِتْرو الأنْفاق. Learn...

   • Portuguese Translation

     UNDERGROUND translate: subterrâneo, embaixo da terra,...

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