underwater

See also: under water

underwater - English

Alternative forms

  • (predicate adjective and adverb): under water
  • under-water

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/
  • (General American) enPR: ŭndərwôʹtər, IPA: /ʌndɚˈˈwɔtəɹ/

Adjective

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

  1. (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.
  2. (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.
    • When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
  3. (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
  4. (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.
  5. (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.

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Translations

  • Bulgarian: под ватерлинията (pod vaterlinijata)
  • Catalan: submarí (ca)
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 水下 (zh) (shuǐxià)
  • Finnish: vedenalainen (fi)
  • Irish: faoi uisce
  • Polish: pod wodą (pl)

Adverb

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

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

Translations

Noun

underwater (plural underwaters)

  1. Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
  2. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

Alternative forms

  • under-water

Verb

underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)

  1. (agriculture, horticulture) To water or irrigate insufficiently.
    • Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

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Meaning and Definition of underwater
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