underground

//ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd//
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Adjective

undergroundCanonical form
1

Located or operating beneath the surface of the earth.

The city has an underground parking lot.

2

Secret or hidden; operating outside the establishment or mainstream.

The underground music scene was thriving in the city.

Adverb

undergroundCanonical form
1

Beneath the surface of the ground.

The moles live underground.

2

In or into secrecy or hiding.

The activists went underground to avoid arrest.

Noun

1

A subway system, especially the one in London.

I take the underground to work every day.

2

A secret group or movement organized to resist or oppose those in power.

During the war, he joined the underground to fight against the occupation.