Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

undergear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌndəɡɪə/ (UK)
  • /ˈʌndəɹɡɪɹ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From under- + gear.

Meanings

  1. (uncommon, uncountable, usually) Underwear
    • Could you just go easy on Buzz? He's got his undergear all in a pinch right now. 2022, Josh Coker, Suzanne Sherwood, Julie Tarman, Dreams in Ruin, page 35:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
undergears Number=Plur lexicographic

undergear en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ʌndəˈɡɪə/ (UK)
  • /ʌndəɹˈɡɪɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From under- + gear.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) To equip a character with equipment that is significantly worse than expected for their level, role or the content they are being used to play through.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
undergeared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
undergeared Tense=Past lexicographic
undergearing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
undergears Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

overgear

Relateds

undergeared