<B>underreact, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to react with less force or intensity than the circumstances require. <BR> <I>Ex. They underreacted, allowing the march to become a mob and the mob to become milling looters (Time).</I> noun <B>underreaction.</B> </DL>
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<B>underreport, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to cover (a news event) inadequately; underemphasize the importance of. <BR> <I>Ex. Africa is very much underreported, even though it is making history every day (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to report (an amount) less than the actual. <BR> <I>Ex. The totals ... are so low as to suggest considerable underreporting (Jean A. Flexner).</I> </DL>
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<B>underrepresentation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inadequate or insufficient representation. <BR> <I>Ex. The city suffered from its underrepresentation in Congress.</I> </DL>
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<B>underrepresented, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> represented inadequately or by less than a proper proportion. <BR> <I>Ex. Urban dwellers, who for decades have been underrepresented in state legislatures ... (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
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<B>underripe, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not fully ripe; partly ripe. </DL>
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<B>underrun, </B>verb, <B>-ran,</B> <B>-run,</B> <B>-running,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to pass or move beneath. <DD><B> 2. </B>to move along in a boat beneath (as a cable or net) to make an inspection or repair. <DD><B> 3. </B>to run below capacity. <BR> <I>Ex. to underrun a power plant.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=undercurrent.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or fact of underrunning. <DD><B> 3. </B>an amount by which something is underrun. </DL>
<B>undersea, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> being, done, working, or used beneath the surface of the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. an undersea cable, undersea exploration. The German submarine was the first dangerous undersea raider of World War II.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>=underseas.</B> </DL>
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<B>underseas, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> beneath the surface of the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. Submarines go underseas.</I> </DL>
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<B>undersecretariat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the office or position of an undersecretary. <DD><B> 2. </B>the division of a government department administered by an undersecretary. </DL>
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<B>undersecretary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-taries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an official of a government department ranking just below the official who is at the head of it, or sometimes just below the official's deputy. <DD><B> 2. </B>a subordinate secretary. </DL>
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<B>undersell, </B>transitive verb, <B>-sold,</B> <B>-selling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to sell things at a lower price than (someone else); sell for less than. <BR> <I>Ex. This store can undersell other stores because it sells in great volume.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to sell (things, such as merchandise or commodities) at less than the actual value; sell at a loss. noun <B>underseller.</B> </DL>
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<B>underservant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a servant who does the simpler or lower tasks. </DL>
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<B>underset, </B>transitive verb, <B>-set,</B> <B>-setting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to provide or support with something set beneath; underpin; prop. <DD><B> 2. </B>to set (a thing) under something else. </DL>
<A NAME="undersexed">
<B>undersexed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having little interest in or capacity for sexual activity. </DL>
<B>undersheriff, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sheriff's deputy, especially one who acts when the sheriff is not able to act or when there is no sheriff. </DL>
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<B>undershirt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shirt worn next to the skin under other clothing. An undershirt is made of knitted cotton or the like, with or without sleeves. </DL>
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<B>undershoot, </B>verb, <B>-shot,</B> <B>-shooting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to shoot short of; shoot too low for. <BR> <I>Ex. to undershoot a target.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to shoot too short or low. </DL>
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<B>undershore, </B>transitive verb, <B>-shored,</B> <B>-shoring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to prop up or support with shores. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to support; strengthen. </DL>
<A NAME="undershorts">
<B>undershorts, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> underpants for men and boys; shorts. </DL>
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<B>undershot, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having the lower jaw or teeth projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed; underslung. <DD><B> 2. </B>driven by water passing beneath. <BR> <I>Ex. an undershot water wheel.</I> <DD><I>verb </I> the past tense and past participle of <B>undershoot.</B> </DL>
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<B>undershrub, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small or low-growing shrub. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) a plant having a shrubby base. </DL>
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<B>underside, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the surface lying underneath; bottom side. <BR> <I>Ex. The underside of the stone was covered with ants.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) the hidden or gloomy side of anything. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the grim underside of the affluent society (John M. Muste). He's well-versed in the dark underside of Gothic literature (Eliot Fremont-Smith).</I> </DL>
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<B>undersign, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to sign one's name at the end of (a letter or document); append one's signature to. </DL>
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<B>undersigned, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having signed a letter or document; that is a signatory. <BR> <I>Ex. the undersigned persons.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>signed at the end of a letter or document. <BR> <I>Ex. the undersigned names.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>the undersigned,</B> the person or persons signing a letter or document. </DL>
<B>undersized, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> smaller than the usual, required, or specified size. <BR> <I>Ex. An undersized fish has to be thrown back.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="underskirt">
<B>underskirt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a skirt worn under an outer skirt or overskirt. </DL>
<A NAME="undersleep">
<B>undersleep, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-slept,</B> <B>-sleeping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to sleep less than is necessary. </DL>
<A NAME="undersleeve">
<B>undersleeve, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sleeve worn under an outer sleeve, especially an ornamental inner sleeve extending below the other. </DL>
<A NAME="underslung">
<B>underslung, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the frame suspended below the axles. <BR> <I>Ex. an underslung vehicle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=undershot.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="undersoil">
<B>undersoil, </B>noun. <B>=subsoil.</B></DL>
<A NAME="undersold">
<B>undersold, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense and past participle of <B>undersell.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="undersong">
<B>undersong, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a song that is sung softly along with another song, as an accompaniment such as was common in very old English music. <DD><B> 2. </B>an underlying meaning; underlying element. </DL>
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<B>undersparred, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) <DD><B> 1. </B>having spars too small for the amount of sail needed. <DD><B> 2. </B>having too few spars. </DL>
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<B>underspin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rolling motion in reverse to the direction of a ball; backspin. Underspin checks or reverses the forward motion of a ball when it strikes a surface. </DL>
