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Adjective
/ˌəndərˈground/,
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Beneath the surface of the ground,
  1. Situated beneath the surface of the ground
    • - underground parking garages
  2. Of or relating to the secret activities of people working to subvert an established order
    • - Czech underground literature
  3. Of 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
Noun
  1. A group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime
    • - I got involved with the French underground
  2. A group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression
    • - the late sixties underground
  3. A subway, esp. the one in London
    • - travel chaos on the Underground
Adverb
  1. Beneath the surface of the ground
    • - miners working underground
  2. In or into secrecy or hiding, esp. as a result of carrying out subversive political activities
    • - many were forced to go underground by the government

  1. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
  2. belowground: under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"
  3. in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground"
  4. beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"
  5. clandestine: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an ...
  6. metro: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
  7. Underground is a 1928 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen and Norah Baring. An electrician and a railway porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground.
  8. Underground is a 1941 film about the German Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II. Jeffrey Lynn and Philip Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides.
  9. Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960s and 1970’s. ...
  10. Underground (Podzemlje, Serbian Cyrillic: Подземље) is a 1995 award-winning film directed by Emir Kusturica with a screenplay by Dušan Kovačević.
  11. Underground is an album by Analog Pussy. This is the 2nd full-length Analog Pussy album from 2001. It is a blend of trance, techno, house and ambient - all with one common vision - "Underground" music. ...
  12. Animorphs (also known under the promotional title AniTV and the working title The Changelings) is a 26-episode television adaptation made by Nickelodeon of the Scholastic book series of the same name. The series was broadcast from September 1998 to March 2000 in the United States and Canada. ...
  13. "Underground" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. It was written by Ben Folds. The song is about geeks and social outcasts looking for solace in numbers in underground music and art scenes. It peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart .
  14. The Underground was a countercultural movement in the United Kingdom linked to the underground culture in the United States and associated with the hippie phenomenon. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London. ...
  15. An underground railway; A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention; A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention; To route electricity distribution cables underground; Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth; Hidden, furtive, ...
  16. (UNDERGROUND/S) underground comix Comic books done outside the traditional marketing and distribution systems. Originally, they were an offshoot of the hippie and similar movements of the 60s and were replete with drug and sex references. ...
  17. (“Undergrounds”) Groups that are not recognized (inter)Nationally and/or by the University.
  18. Something anti-establishment, working undercover or hidden.  Term applied to newspapers and comic books or other media that was directed towards freaks. These were often small publications that covered the hippy scene including radical politics, sex, drugs and rock and roll. ...
  19. Adult "hippie" comics published in the 1960s, usually with sex, drugs and rock & roll themes.
  20. A covert unconventional warfare organization established to operate in areas denied to the guerrilla forces or conduct operations not suitable for guerrilla forces.
  21. To dream of being in an underground habitation, you are in danger of losing reputation and fortune. To dream of riding on an underground railway, foretells that you will engage in some peculiar speculation which will contribute to your distress and anxiety. See Cars.
  22. Organized group acting in secrecy to oppose government, or, during war, to resist occupying enemy forces.
  23. The cultural movement which sought to maintain a space for unrestrained art and thought amidst the censorship and institutional control of the normalization era in Czechoslovakia. The “underground” included writers, visual artists and performers, and was often the focus of... [ More ]
  24. Insulation applied on piping and equipment located below grade and in direct contact with the surrounding soil.
  25. Secret groups working as resisters or partisans.