underwater
See also: under water
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (predicate adjective and adverb): under water
- under-water
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/
- (General American) enPR: ŭndərwôʹtər, IPA(key): /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/
Audio (US): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From under (preposition) + water.
Adjective
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underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
- (not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- Watch out for underwater obstacles.
- He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
- (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
- (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
- Hyponyms: insolvent, in the red
- Antonyms: above water, solvent, in the black
- (finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
- We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
- 2013 May 13, Underwater (Bates Motel), episode 9 (Television), spoken by Matt Bronstein (Matthew MacCaull), via A&E:
- You're underwater. The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.
- (finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
Synonyms
[edit]- (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
- (having negative equity): upside down
Antonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]beneath the water surface
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nautical: beneath the water line
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Adverb
[edit]underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
Translations
[edit]nautical: going beneath the surface of the water
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Noun
[edit]underwater (plural underwaters)
- Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
- (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
- 1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It[1], page 57:
- Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.
Etymology 2
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[edit]Verb
[edit]underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)
- (agriculture, horticulture, transitive) To water or irrigate insufficiently.
- Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.
- 2021 July 22, “Is Your Plant Overwatered or Underwatered?”, in Sustained Kitchen[2]:
- If your plant is wilting, this could be another sign of overwatering or underwatering.
Antonyms
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underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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