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Under [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Lower in degree; subject; subordinate; as an under officer; under sheriff.

2. UNDER is much used in composition. For the etymologies, see the principal words.

Under [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Beneath; below; so as to have something over or above. He stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover. We may see things under water; we have a cellar under the whole house.

2. In a state of pupilage or subjection; as a youth under a tutor; a ward under a guardian; colonies under the British government.

3. I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. Matthew 8:8 .

4. In a less degree than. The effect of medicine is sometimes under and sometimes above or over its natural strength.

5. For less than. He would not sell the horse under forty pounds.

6. Less than; below. There are parishes in England under forty pounds a year.

7. With the pretense of; with the cover or pretext of. He does this under the name of love. This argument is not to be evaded under some plausible distinction.

8. With less than.

9. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits.

10. In a degree, state or rank inferior to.

11. It was too great an honor for any man under a duke.

12. In a state of being loaded; in a state of bearing or being burdened; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression.

13. In a state of oppression or subjection to, the state in which a person is considered as bearing or having any thing laid upon him; as, to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a christian under reproaches and injuries.

14. In a state of liability or obligation. No man shall trespass but under the pains and penalties of the law. Attend to the conditions under which you enter upon your office. We are under the necessity of obeying the laws. Nuns are under vows of chastity. We all lie under the curse of the law, until redeemed by Christ.

15. In the state of bearing and being known by; as men trading under the firm of Wright _ Co.

16. In the state of; in the enjoyment or possession of. We live under the gospel dispensation.

17. During the time of. The American revolution commenced under the administration of lord North.

18. Not having reached or arrived to; below. He left three sons under age.

19. Represented by; in the form of. Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. [But morph, in Ethiopic, signifies cessation, rest.]

20. In the state of protection or defense. under favor of the prince, our author was promoted. The enemy landed under cover of their batteries.

21. As bearing a particular character.

22. The duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine.

23. Being contained or comprehended in.

24. UNDER this head may be mentioned the contests between the popes and the secular princes.

25. Attested by; signed by. Here is a deed under his hand and seal.

26. He has left us evidence under his own hand.

27. In a state of being handled, treated or discussed, or of being the subject of. The bill is now under discussion. We shall have the subject under consideration next week.

28. In subordination to. under God, this is our only safety.

29. In subjection or bondage to; ruled or influenced by; in a moral sense; within the dominion of.

30. They are all under sin. Romans 3:9 .

31. UNDER a signature, bearing, as a name or title.

32. UNDER way, in seamen's language, moving; in a condition to make progress.

33. To keep under to hold in subjection or control; to restrain.

34. I keep under my body. 1 Corinthians 9:20 .

Under [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.

Under [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.

Under [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.

2. Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

3. Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.

4. Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.

5. Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.

Under-age [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.

Under-arm [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

Under-garment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A garment worn below another.

Under-sheriff [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A sheriff's deputy.

Underact [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

Underaction [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Subordinate action; action not essential to the main story.

2. The least episodes or underactions - are parts necessary to the main design.

Underaction [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

Underactor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A subordinate actor.

Underagent [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A subordinate agent.

Underagent [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A subordinate agent.

Underaid [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To aid clandestinely.

Underback [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

Underbear [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To support; to endure.

2. To line; to guard; as cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. obsolete

Underbear [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To support; to endure.

2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel.

Underbearer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In funerals, one who sustains the corpse.

Underbearer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

Underbid [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To bid or offer less than another; as in auctions, when a contract or service is set up to the lowest bidder.

Underbid [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.

Underbind [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To bind beneath.

Underboard [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

Underbrace [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below.

Underbranch [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A lower branch.

2. A twig or branchlet.

Underbred [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Of inferior breeding or manners.

Underbred [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

Underbrush [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Shrubs and small trees in a wood or forest, growing under large trees.

Underbrush [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

Inferiority Roget’s Thesaurus §34

N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy, shortcoming, deficiency, minimum, smallness, imperfection, lower quality, lower worth, commonalty

V. be inferior, fall short of, come short of, not pass, not come up to, want, become smaller, render smaller, (contract) 195, hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat

Adj. inferior, smaller, small, minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondary, second-rate, sub, subaltern, thrown into the shade, weighed in the balance and found wanting, not fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to, least, smallest &c. (see little, small ), lowest, diminished, reduced, unimportant

Adv. less, under the mark, below the mark, below par, at the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantage, short of, under, changes in quantity

Lowness Roget’s Thesaurus §207

N. lowness, debasement, depression, prostration, depression, molehill, lowlands, basement floor, ground floor, rez de chaussee, cellar, hold, bilge, feet, heels, low water, low tide, ebb tide, neap tide, spring tide

V. be low, lie low, lie flat, underlie, crouch, slouch, wallow, grovel, lower

Adj. low, neap, debased, nether, nether most, flat, level with the ground, lying low, crouched, subjacent, squat, prostrate

Adv. under, beneath, underneath, below, downwards, adown, at the foot of, under foot, under ground, down stairs, below stairs, at a low ebb, below par

Subjection Roget’s Thesaurus §749

N. subjection, dependence, dependency, subordination, thrall, thralldom, thraldom, enthrallment, subjugation, bondage, serfdom, feudalism, feudality, vassalage, villenage, slavery, enslavement, involuntary servitude, conquest, service, servitude, servitorship, tendence, employ, tutelage, clientship, liability, constraint, oppression, yoke, submission, obedience

V. be subject, be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of, depend upon, lean upon, hang upon, fall a prey to, fall under, play second fiddle, be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football, not dare to say one's soul is his own, drag a chain, serve, obey, submit, break in, tame, subject, subjugate, master, tread down, tread under foot, weigh down, drag at one's chariot wheels, reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery, enthrall, inthrall, bethrall, enslave, lead captive, take into custody, rule, drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point, keep under, hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes

Adj. subject, dependent, subordinate, feudal, feudatory, in subjection to, under control, in leading strings, in harness, subjected, enslaved, constrained, downtrodden, overborne, overwhelmed, under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked, the puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of, under one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumb, a slave to, at the mercy of, in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches of, at the feet of, at one's beck and call, liable, parasitical, stipendiary

Adv. under

Phr. "slaves - in a land of light and law"

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Genesis 1:7

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

Genesis 11:7

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

Genesis 16:9

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

Genesis 17:18

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

Genesis 18:4

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.

Genesis 18:8

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

Genesis 19:8

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”

Genesis 21:15

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:9

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

Genesis 28:11

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

Genesis 28:18

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,

Genesis 30:29

And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.

Genesis 30:35

And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.

Genesis 35:4

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

Genesis 35:8

But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.

Genesis 39:22

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.