UNDERLINE


Meaning of UNDERLINE in English

I. ˈən-dər-ˌlīn, ˌən-dər-ˈ transitive verb

Date: 1721

1. : to mark (as a word) with a line underneath

2. : to put emphasis on : stress

3. : to show clearly or emphatically

II. ˈən-dər-ˌlīn noun

Date: 1886

1. : the outline of a quadruped's underbody ; also : the ventral surface of a quadruped's body

2. : a horizontal line placed underneath something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.