underline
IPA: ˈʌndɝɫaɪn
noun
- A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
- (uncommon) The character _.
- (dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
- (dated) A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).
verb
- To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
- (figuratively) To emphasise or stress something
- (figurative, obsolete) To influence secretly.
adjective
- Passing under a railway line.
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Examples of "underline" in Sentences
- Only the titles underline the basic scenarios (for example,
- The underline is a hyperlink, and this is a shameless plug for it.
- Let's examine what I actually said about you (note the big blue underline, that is a link to your original piece):
- The boycott calls underline discontent with the pace of reforms Saudi King Abdullah promised after coming to power in 2005.
- The software was pretty complicated; if you wanted to underline a word or indent paragraphs you had to enter a series of commands.
- This is her responding to someone else's post on holding beliefs and the validity of beliefs (original post in underline, Amanda's respose in bold):
- And if you wanted to kind of underline what are some of the more business-oriented effects of the nature this competition has, I think there are three.
- The Touchable items in the GUI are indicated by an orange underline, which is all well and good, but the spots are so small, and so often at the very edge of the recessed screen (like OPT in the picture to the right, to open the Options menu), that they are almost impossible for me to get to respond.
- Both calls underline the prevailing Palestinian belief that the most effective form of solidarity with the Palestinian people is direct action aimed at bringing an end to Israel's colonial and apartheid regime, just as the apartheid regime in South Africa was abolished, by isolating Israel internationally through boycotts and sanctions, forcing it to comply with international law and respect Palestinian rights.
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