underwater
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English [edit]
Adjective [edit]
underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
- (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
- (nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
- (finance) having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value
- We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
Translations [edit]
beneath the water surface
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nautical: beneath the water line
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Synonyms [edit]
- (beneath the water surface): subaqueous
- (having negative equity): upside down
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Noun [edit]
underwater (plural underwaters)
- underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
- (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
- 1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It[1], page 57:
- Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.
- 1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It[1], page 57:
Verb [edit]
underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)
- (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently
Antonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia