under
/ˈʌndɚ/ preposition A1- Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by. · We found some shade under a tree.· Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!
- Below the surface of.
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath. · I crawled under the fence.· There is a tunnel under the English Channel.
- Less than. · Interest rates are now under 1%.· We can get there in under an hour.
- Subject to. · We were constantly under bombardment.· I can't live under these circumstances.
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with. · He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.· During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions.
- Within the category, classification or heading of. · File this under "i" for "ignore".
- In the face of; in response to (some attacking force). · to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
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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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