26984 words

underlined

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to draw a line under a word, especially in order to show its importance:

Examples:

All the technical words have been underlined in red.
3
to emphasize:

Examples:

She gave some shocking examples to underline the seriousness of the situation.
To underline their disgust, the crowd started throwing bottles at the stage.

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