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underwater

UK /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/US /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/

adjective 5
noun 2
adverb 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective5

•
(of a thing or an action) below the surface of the sea, a river or a pool
- Watch out for underwater obstacles.
- He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
•
Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
•
Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
- We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
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.
(figurative) In difficulty, especially financially.

noun2

Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
•
A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
- Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints. — 1923

adverb1

•
So as to go beneath the surface of the water.
- Can you swim underwater?

verb1

•
To water or irrigate insufficiently.
- Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

forms

underwatered · underwatering · underwaters · more underwater · most underwater

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