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say it: UHN-dur
under is an adverb and adjective meaning "down to defeat, death, or ruin". It is pronounced /ˈʌndɚ/ — UHN-dur. It carries 10 recorded senses.
down to defeat, death, or ruin
“their competitors went under”
through a range downward
“children six and under will be admitted free”
into unconsciousness
“this will put the patient under”
in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
“we must keep our disappointment under”
below some quantity or limit
“fifty dollars or under”
below the horizon
“the sun went under”
down below
“get under quickly!”
further down
“see under for further discussion”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for under come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.