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underground
Adjective
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of or about being under the ground
Underground water is drying up.
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secret or not well known
The underground music scene is really interesting.
Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.
underground
Preposition
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being or moving under the ground
Let's go underground. It's safer down there.
The new trains will run underground.
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If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.
underground
Noun
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The underground is a system of trains that runs mostly under the ground.
The London underground is a great way to move about the city.
pressure
Noun
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In science, pressure is force applied over an area.
It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.
He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.
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If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.
She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.
pressure
Verb
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When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.
Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."
His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.