(~s, underscoring, ~d)
1.
If something such as an action or an event ~s another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use underline )
The Labor Department figures ~ the shaky state of the economic recovery...
= underline
VERB: V n, also V that, V the fact that
2.
If you ~ something such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use underline )
He heavily ~d his note to Shelley.
= underline
VERB: V n