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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

understroke en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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(Southern-England) audio
/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈstɹəʊk/
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/

Etymology

From under- + stroke.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Being or relating to an upstrike typewriter.
- Later in his life Tolstoy was given a Remington understroke typewriter but his spirituality did not incline him to use labor-saving machines. 2021, Steve Hickey, Second Tolstoy: The Sermon on the Mount as Theo-tactics:

Coordinates

understroke en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/

Etymology

From under- + stroke.

Meanings

A lower or underlining stroke in writing.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
understrokes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

understroke en · VERB

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
(Southern-England) audio
/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈstɹəʊk/
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/

Etymology

From under- + stroke.

Meanings

(transitive) To underline or underscore.
- You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic. 1733 March 20, letter to Catherine Hyde, Jonathan Swift:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
understroking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
understroked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
understroked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
understrokes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic