Definition of under

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Under (prep.) 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

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Raven :: Raven (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Crusade :: Crusade (n.) Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance..
Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern.
Sea Anchor :: Sea anchor () See Drag sail, under 4th Drag..
Chemisette :: Chemisette (n.) An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast..
Water Qualm :: Water qualm () See Water brash, under Brash..
Oxeye :: Oxeye (n.) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry..
Crownet :: Crownet (n.) The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end.
Atlas :: Atlas (n.) A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n..
Thunderless :: Thunderless (a.) Without thunder or noise.
Insanity :: Insanity (n.) Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility..
Bond :: Bond (v. t.) To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.
Thunderous :: Thunderous (a.) Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
Encenia :: Encenia (n. pl.) A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors..
Joist :: "Joist (n.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a..
Legatine :: Legatine (a.) Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a legate; as, a legatine constitution..
Generalization :: Generalization (n.) The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction of a general principle from particulars.
Visigoth :: Visigoth (n.) One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.
Religionize :: Religionize (v. t.) To bring under the influence of religion.
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