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   Under , prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. √201. Cf. Inferior.]
   Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
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   Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long.
   Bacon.
   
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   Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven,
   Into one place.
   Milton.
   
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    Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; --
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   (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
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   Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin.
   Rom. iii. 9.
   
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   That led the embattled seraphim to war
   Under thy conduct.
   Milton.
   
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   Who have their provand
   Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows
   For sinking under them.
   Shak.
   
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   (b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
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   Three sons he dying left under age.
   Spenser.
   
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   Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue.
   Hooker.
   
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   There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year.
   Swift.
   
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   It was too great an honor for any man under a duke.
   Addison.
   
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   ☞ Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars.
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   Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits.
   Swift.
   
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   (c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
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   A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused
   Fanatic Egypt.
   Milton.
   
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   Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine.
   Felton.
   
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   Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes.
   C. Leslie.
   
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   (d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
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   Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood,
   Under amazement of their hideous change.
   Milton.
   
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   Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. -- Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents. -- Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement. -- Under foot. See under Foot, n. -- Under ground, below the surface of the ground. -- Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep. -- Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. Totten. -- Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced. -- Under the breath, Under one's breath, with low voice; very softly. -- Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land. -- Under the gun. Under psychological pressure, such as the need to meet a pressing deadline; feeling pressured -- Under water, below the surface of the water. -- Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started.
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