understroke
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/
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/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈstɹəʊk/
Noun
A lower or underlining stroke in writing.
Verb
To underline or underscore.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic.
Adjective
Being or relating to an upstrike typewriter.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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Later in his life Tolstoy was given a Remington understroke typewriter but his spirituality did not incline him to use labor-saving machines.
Word forms
understrokesunderstrokesunderstrokingunderstrokedunderstroked