THE UNDERGROUND

Meaning of THE UNDERGROUND in English

the hidden actions of those who fight a law or an enemy

Some Canadians fought the GST through the underground.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE UNDERGROUND — ➡ London Underground
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THE UNDERGROUND — the hidden actions of those who fight a law Some Canadians fought the GST through the underground.
English Idioms vocab
UNDERGROUND — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: under (II) + ground, n. 1. : beneath the surface of the earth water flowing underground …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — (a.) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.
Английский словарь Webster
UNDERGROUND — ( a. ) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — n. region beneath the ground's surface; secret organization fighting occupational forces or an established government; (British) subway, underground train system; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNDERGROUND — I. ˌən-dər-ˈgrau̇nd adverb Date: 14th century 1. : beneath the surface of the earth 2. : in or into hiding …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — adv beneath the surface of the earth. 2. underground ·adj done or occurring out of sight; secret. 3. underground ·noun …
Webster English vocab
UNDERGROUND — ■ adjective & adverb 1》 beneath the surface of the ground. 2》 in secrecy or hiding, especially as a result …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNDERGROUND — [un.der.ground] adv (1571) 1: beneath the surface of the earth 2: in or into hiding or secret operation [2]underground n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNDERGROUND — I underground adjective, adverb BrE AmE ˌʌnd ə ˈɡraʊnd ◂ ˈ••• AmE - ə r- ▶ ˌ underground ˈ passages …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective / ˈʌndəgraʊnd; NAmE -dərg-/ [ only before noun ] 1. under the surface …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — I. un ‧ der ‧ ground 1 /ˈʌndəɡraʊnd $ -ər-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1. beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Oxford English vocab
UNDERGROUND — The adverb is pronounced /ʌndə(r)graʊnd/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /ʌndə(r)graʊnd/. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ is below …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDERGROUND — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube/underground train (= one that runs under London ) ▪ The condition of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — [noun] [U] [esp. UK]The underground (UK also tube, US subway) is a railway system in which electric trains travel along …
Cambridge English vocab
UNDERGROUND — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, Charley, L, Trojan horse, VC, Vietcong, abstruse, agreement to disagree, alienated, alienation, alternative, antiestablishment, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — I. noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ subway VERB + UNDERGROUND ▪ go by , go on , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — n. 25B6; adjective an underground car park : SUBTERRANEAN, buried, sunken, basement. underground organizations : CLANDESTINE, secret, surreptitious, covert, undercover, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — adj. 1 subterranean, buried, below-ground, sunken, covered They crept through the underground passage into the treasure room 2 secret, clandestine, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UNDERGROUND — 1. сущ. 1) (the underground) метрополитен to go by underground ≈ ездить на метро, пользоваться метрополитеном 2) подпольная организация; подполье …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND — underground.ogg 1. ʹʌndəgraʋnd n 1. подпочва, нижние слои грунта 2. (the underground) метрополитен; подземка to travel by the underground - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UNDERGROUND — 1) метро 2) метрополитен 3) недоизмельченный 4) недошлифованный 5) подземный 6) подпочвенный • zero-head underground water — вода подземная безнапорная - underground air - underground concrete - underground corrosion - underground …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UNDERGROUND — 1. ʹʌndəgraʋnd n 1. подпочва, нижние слои грунта 2. (the underground) метрополитен; подземка to travel by the underground - ездить …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND — 1. ˈʌndəɡraund сущ. 1) подпочва 2) ( the underground ) метрополитен to go by underground — ездить на метро, пользоваться …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UNDERGROUND — 1. ['…¬†±ЇµЌ¬] сущ. 1) подпочва 2) (the underground) метрополитен to go by underground — ездить на метро, пользоваться метрополитеном 3) подпольная организация; подполье 4) андеграунд, художественная …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UNDERGROUND — 1) подпочва; подстилающая порода 2) метро (политен) 3) (подземная) выработка 4) подземное помещение; подвал - storage underground - working space …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
UNDERGROUND — 1. сущ. 1) (the underground) метрополитен to go by underground ≈ ездить на метро, пользоваться метрополитеном 2) подпольная организация; подполье …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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