Underneath

Adverb

Definitions

1.AdverbBelow; in a place beneath.

"I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath."

2.AdverbOn the underside or lower face.

"(Can we add an example for this sense?)"

3.PrepositionUnder, below, beneath.

"Underneath the water, all was calm.; We flew underneath the bridge.; We looked underneath the table."

4.PrepositionUnder the control or power of.

"There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot."

5.AdjectiveUnder, lower.

"You can have the underneath bunk."

6.NounThe bottom of something.

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

7.NounA background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.

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