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/ˌəndərˈpin/,
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underpinned, past participle; underpinned, past tense; underpinning, present participle; underpins, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials

  2. Support, justify, or form the basis for
    • - the theme of honor underpinning the two books
  1. support from beneath
  2. corroborate: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
  3. In construction, underpinning is the process of strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of an existing building or other structure. Underpinning may be necessary for a variety of reasons: *The original foundation is simply not strong or stable enough. ...
  4. (underpinning) A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall or a metaphorical basis for something
  5. (Underpinning) A foundation replacement or reinforcement for temporary braced supports.
  6. (Underpinning) Supports placed under an existing wall to provide added strength.
  7. (Underpinning (knowledge and understanding)) that which ensures that tasks are not performed unthinkingly, but shows that candidates know why things are done in a particular way, and that they have a general and/or specific knowledge about the task overall.
  8. (Underpinning) A footing introduced beneath an existing footing for the purpose of transferring the foundation load to a lower depth, and more suitable material.
  9. (Underpinning) Click to jump to another letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
  10. (Underpinning) Is the installation of piles below an existing structure.  The process is exactly the same as piling. The difference being that they are installed after the structure is built and has unfortunately subsided.  Grouting below slabs in any form IS NOT underpinning. ...
  11. (Underpinning) Process where a deep foundation element such as a helical pile or resistance pier is installed to depths below unstable or consolidating surface soils.
  12. (Underpinning) The process of supporting a structure from underneath by laying a solid foundation or replacing weak materials with stronger materials.
  13. (Underpinning) The technique of replacing a load-bearing wall below ground level by supporting the existing wall in short lengths and building a new one.
  14. (under-pinning) the foundations of an idea, which helps another connected scheme or proposal
  15. Underpinning is the process of modifying an existing foundation system by extending it to or into subsurface strata that is deeper and more stable than the near surface soil that sup- ports the existing foundation system. ...
  16. to support; to form part of, strengthen, or replace the foundation of
  17. to deepen a building's foundations.