under
— Adverb
– English
～ further down; "see under for further discussion"
under the circumstances
— Adverb
– English
～ because of prevailing conditions; "under the circumstances I cannot buy the house"
under
— Adverb
– English
～ in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
under arms
— Adverb
– English
～ armed and prepared for fighting
under
— Adverb
– English
～ down below; "get under quickly!"
under
— Adverb
– English
～ below the horizon; "the sun went under"
under
— Adverb
– English
～ down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
under
— Adverb
– English
～ through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
under
— Adjective
– English
～ located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
under
— Adjective
– English
～ lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
under fire
— Adjective
– English
～ subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement"
under-the-table
— Adjective
– English
～ designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
under-the-counter
— Adjective
– English
～ done or sold illicitly and secretly
under attack
— Adjective
– English
～ subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement"
underachieve
— Verb
– English
～ perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year"
underachievement
— Noun
– English
～ poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
underachiever
— Noun
– English
～ a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
underact
— Verb
– English
～ act (a role) with great restraint
underactive
— Adjective
– English
～ abnormally inactive
underage
— Adjective
– English
～ not of legal age; "minor children"