underwater

== English == === Alternative forms === under water (predicate adjective and adverb), under-water === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ (General American) enPR: ŭndərwôʹtər, IPA(key): /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ === Etymology 1 === From under (preposition) +‎ water. ==== Adjective ==== underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater) (not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel. (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially. Antonyms: above water, solvent, in the black Hyponyms: insolvent, in the red (finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value. (finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15. ===== Synonyms ===== (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine (having negative equity): upside down ===== Antonyms ===== above water, above-water ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== keep one's head above water underground underseas ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater) So as to go beneath the surface of the water. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== underwater (plural underwaters) Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface. === Etymology 2 === From under- +‎ water. ==== Alternative forms ==== under-water ==== Verb ==== underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered) (agriculture, horticulture, transitive) To water or irrigate insufficiently. ===== Antonyms ===== overwater ===== Related terms ===== unwatered ==== See also ==== underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia