underline
[ verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn ]
/ verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn /
verb (used with object), un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing.
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing.
noun
Printing.
a caption under an illustration.
a line drawn under something; an underscore.
OTHER WORDS FROM underline
un·der·lin·ing, un·der·lin·e·a·tion [uhn-der-lin-ee-ey-shuh n] /ˌʌn dərˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən/, noun un·der·lin·er, nounWords nearby underline
underlayer,
underlayment,
underleaf,
underlet,
underlie,
underline,
underlinen,
underling,
underlit,
underlying,
undermanned
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British Dictionary definitions for underline
underline
verb (ˌʌndəˈlaɪn) (tr)
to put a line under
to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce
noun (ˈʌndəˌlaɪn)
a line underneath, esp under written matter