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   un·der·ground

   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: "underground parking garages" Similar subterraneansubterrestrialbelow groundburiedsunkenlower-levelbasementrare:hypogeanOpposite surfaceoverhead
   • ▪ relating to 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. a group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime: "I got involved with 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"
   • 2. a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression: "the late-sixties underground"
   • 3. a subway, especially the one in London: British "travel chaos on the Underground" Similar metrounderground railwaysubwayinformal:tube

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   noun. the place or region beneath the surface of the ground. ground. an underground space or passage. a secret organization fighting the established government or occupation forces: He fought in the French underground during the Nazi occupation of France.

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   secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed. noun. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) synonyms: metro, subway, subway system, tube. see more. noun. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force. synonyms: resistance. see more. Cite this entry. Style:

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