Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ocean undercurrent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a current of water below the surface in a direction contrary to that of the wind, or of the water at the surface; an undercurrent.
- To support by a prop or stay, as masonry, etc.; underpin; put or place under, as a prop; prop; support.
- To sublet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To prop or support.
- noun (Naut.) Undercurrent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
set under or beneath. - verb To
prop orsupport . - noun
undercurrent
Etymologies
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Examples
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Should the fly alight at too great a distance for even a second leap, the blenny moves slowly towards it like a cat to its prey, or like a jumping spider; and, as soon as it gets within two or three inches of the insect, by a sudden spring contrives to pop its underset mouth directly over the unlucky victim.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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The great arches, and the groin ribs of the aisle ceilings were underset with new pillars; so that we get Early English _arches_ of the thirteenth century on Decorated
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With the underset patch have the part to be patched pressed smooth, baste the patch on the wrong side of the garment before cutting out the worn place.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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Darning is usually done with a running stitch, with or without a piece of net or cloth underset.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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DARNING AND PATCHING. (a) In gingham or figures cotton, make an underset patch of a square hole, matching the goods. (b) Darn a three-cornered tear.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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A paunchy boss with underset jaw and overhanging upper lip was profanely urging his helpers back to their jobs.
The Landloper Holman Day 1900
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Instantly the fish leaped that vast space, alighted with its underset mouth just over the fly, which immediately rose into it and was entombed.
Black Ivory Francis B. Pearson 1859
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Should the fly alight at too great a distance for even a second leap, the blenny moves slowly towards it like a cat to its prey, or like a jumping spider; and, as soon as it gets within two or three inches of the insect, by a sudden spring contrives to pop its underset mouth directly over the unlucky victim.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 David Livingstone 1843
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Everyone should know these parameters, but I still run into clients who have these woefully underset (as in default).
Planet MySQL 2009
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These fellows, these middle-men, will underset the land, and live in idleness, whilst they _rack_ a parcel of wretched under-tenants. "
Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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