under
/ˈʌndɚ/ adjective C2- Lower; beneath something. · This treatment protects the under portion of the car from rust.· (in compounds) underbelly, underside, undershirt, undersecretary
- In a state of subordination, submission or defeat. · The army could not keep the people under.
- Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated. · Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.
- Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect. · This chicken is a bit under.· This bag of apples feels under.
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“There are her two feet, still sticking out from under a block of wood.”
There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
The farmer carried me under his arm to the cornfield, and set me up on a tall stick, where you found me.
Toto jumped out of Dorothy’s arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
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