English Explanatory Dictionary

underline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
  2. The character _.
  3. An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
  4. A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).
verb
  1. To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
  2. To emphasise or stress something.
  3. To influence secretly.
adj
  1. Passing under a railway line.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ en-us-underline.ogg /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/

Word forms

underline underlines underlining underlined

Etymology

From under- + line.

Synonyms

underscore low line

Related words

ampersand asterisk and asterism at sign backslash bullet dagger degree symbol number sign prime tilde underscore vertical bar pipe
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