underground
/ˈʌndərˌɡraʊnd/
noun
- A subway or metro system.
- We took the underground to get across the city quickly.
- She bought a ticket for the underground at the station.
- The London underground is one of the oldest in the world.
- A secret political or resistance movement.
- The underground helped smuggle documents out of the country.
- He joined the underground to fight against the dictatorship.
- Members of the underground met in hidden locations to plan their actions.
- A non-mainstream cultural scene or movement.
- The underground of electronic music is constantly evolving.
- He is a well-known figure in the punk underground.
- The city has a thriving underground of artists and musicians.
adjective
- Located or operating beneath the surface of the ground.
- The subway is an underground train system.
- They built an underground bunker to store supplies.
- Moles are animals that live in underground tunnels.
- Secret or hidden, especially in opposition to an established system or authority.
- He was part of an underground network that helped refugees escape.
- During the war, there was an underground resistance movement.
- The group ran an underground newspaper that criticized the government.
- Relating to a non-mainstream, often experimental or alternative culture (e.g., music, art, film).
- She loves listening to underground hip-hop that you never hear on the radio.
- Underground comics often deal with topics that mainstream publishers avoid.
- The film festival showcases underground movies from independent directors.
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adverb
- Beneath the surface of the ground.
- The pipes run underground to carry water to the houses.
- The miners went underground to dig for coal.
- Some animals burrow underground to escape the heat.
- In or into a secret or hidden state.
- The organization was forced to operate underground after the new law passed.
- He lived underground for years, using a false identity.
- After the protest, the leaders went underground to avoid arrest.