underwater

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

Wikipedia underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
2. (nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
3. (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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• (beneath the water surface): subaqueous
• (having negative equity): upside down

[edit] Related terms

• underground
• underseas

[edit] Noun

underwater (plural underwaters)

1. underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
2. (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.

[edit] Verb

to underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)

1. (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently

[edit] Antonyms

• afloat

[edit] See also

• underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia