underline
adjective
1. Passing under a railway line.
noun
1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
Similar word(s): underscore
Definition categories: communication, stroke
verb
1. give extra weight to (a communication)
Similar word(s): emphasise, emphasize, underscore
Definition categories: communication, accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
Similar word(s): underscore
Definition categories: communication, mark
Sentences with underline as a verb:
- By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta. — Sir H. Wotton.