under

Definitions of under in various dictionaries:

adj - located below or beneath something else

adj - lower in rank, power, or authority

adv - down to defeat, death, or ruin

adv - through a range downward

adv - into unconsciousness

adv - in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

adv - below some quantity or limit

adv - below the horizon

adv - down below

adv - further down

In a lower position or place than: a rug under a chair.

To or into a lower position or place than: rolled the ball under the couch.

Beneath the surface of: under the ground; swam under water.

Beneath the assumed surface or guise of: traveled under a false name.

Less than; smaller than: The jar’s capacity is under three quarts.

Less than the required amount or degree of: under voting age.

Inferior to in status or rank: nine officers under me at headquarters.

Subject to the authority, rule, or control of: under a dictatorship.

Subject to the supervision, instruction, or influence of: under parental guidance.

Undergoing or receiving the effects of: under constant care.

Subject to the restraint or obligation of: under contract.

Within the group or classification of: listed under biology.

In the process of: under discussion.

In view of; because of: under these conditions.

With the authorization of: under the monarch’s seal.

Sowed or planted with: an acre under oats.

Powered or propelled by: under sail; under steam.

During the time conventionally assigned to (a sign of the zodiac): born under Aries.

In or into a place below or beneath: struggled in the water but then slipped under.

In or into a subordinate or inferior condition or position.

So as to be covered or enveloped.

So as to be less than the required amount or degree.

Located or situated on a lower level or beneath something else: the under parts of a machine.

Lower in rank, power, or authority; subordinate.

Having gotten free of worries or difficulties: Credit counseling helped us get out from under.

prep - in a lower position than