under : Idioms & Phrases

• verb disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
  

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• verb consent reluctantly
  give in; succumb; yield; buckle under.
  

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• noun a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
  sealed instrument; special contract.
  

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• verb be included in or classified as
  fall into.
  
  • This falls under the rubric 'various'

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• verb irritate
  get.
  
  • Her childish behavior really get to me
  • His lying really gets me

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• verb go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
  go down; settle; sink.
  
• verb disappear beyond the horizon
  go down; set.
  
  • the sun sets early these days
• verb be called; go by a certain name
  go by.
  
  • She goes by her maiden name again

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• noun (of a ship) sinking
  foundering.
  

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• adjective satellite very angry
  

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• verb consent reluctantly
  give in; succumb; yield; buckle under.
  

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• noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  perjury; bearing false witness.
  

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• noun a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants
  

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• verb administer an anesthetic drug to
  anesthetise; anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetize; put out.
  
  • The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
  • anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth

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• an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing.

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• verb to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others
  
  • The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug

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• to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor.

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• to be confined below in a vessel; to be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc.

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• to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. Eng.

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• (Naut.), to be in motion, as when a ship begins to move.

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• to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience.

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• to belong to, as an individual to a class.

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• to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor in trade.

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• . (a) To come under, or within the limits of; to be subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of the emperor. (b) To come under; to become the subject of; as, this point did not fall under the cognizance or deliberations of the court; these things do not fall under human sight or observation. (c) To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be subordinate to in the way of classification; as, these substances fall under a different class or order.

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• . (a) To set; said of the sun. (b) To be known or recognized by (a name, title, etc. ). (c) To be overwhelmed, submerged, or defeated; to perish; to succumb.

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• to have bound to one, that is, in subjection.

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• to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.

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• to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's self conquered; an expression probably borrowed from the practice of knocking under the table with the knuckles, when conquered. "Colonel Esmond knocked under to his fate." Thackeray.

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• to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or restraint.

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• to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed by.

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• to dine with him. Slang

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• to subject to presure; to force.

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• to be under the instruction or ministrations of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good preaching.

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• to undergo; to withstand. Shak.

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• to bend, or be folded, downward or under.

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• adverb armed and prepared for fighting
  

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• . (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms.

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• adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
  under attack.
  
  • an official under fire for mismanagement

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• . (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.

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• (Zoöl.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.

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• adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
  under attack.
  
  • an official under fire for mismanagement

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• exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement.

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• . See under Foot, n.

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• below the surface of the ground.

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• adverb under that
  under it; thereunder.
  
  • the headings and the items listed thereunder

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• with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep.

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• . (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.

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• having had one's sentence pronounced.

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• adverb under that
  under it; thereunder.
  
  • the headings and the items listed thereunder

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• with low voice; very softly.

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• adverb because of prevailing conditions
  
  • under the circumstances I cannot buy the house

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• (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land.

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• . See under Rose, n.

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• adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
  peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; ailing; seedy; poorly.
  
  • my poor ailing grandmother
  • feeling a bit indisposed today
  • you look a little peaked
  • feeling poorly
  • a sickly child
  • is unwell and can't come to work

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• below the surface of the water.

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• adverb in motion; set in motion
  
  • the ship got under way

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• (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started.

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• adjective satellite kept secret
  
  • the plan was kept carefully under wraps

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Un"der-age` adjective

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1. 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.

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Un"der-arm adjective

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1. (Cricket) 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.

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Un"der-gar`ment noun

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1. A garment worn below another.

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• adjective satellite done or sold illicitly and secretly;
  

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• adjective satellite designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
  behind-the-scenes; sub-rosa.
  
  • a sub-rosa report
  • has their under-the-table backing

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• noun past events to be put aside
  bygone.
  
  • let bygones be bygones

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