underline
[ verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn ]
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.
Origin of underline
1Other words from underline
- un·der·lin·ing, un·der·lin·e·a·tion [uhn-der-lin-ee-ey-shuhn], /ˌʌn dərˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən/, noun
- un·der·lin·er, noun
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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
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