understroke
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/
understroke noun: a lower or underlining stroke in writing.
Noun
understroke (plural understrokes)
Verb
understroke (third-person singular simple present understrokes, present participle understroking, simple past and past participle understroked)
- 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
Adjective
understroke (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
Forms of understroke
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | understrokes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | understrokes |
| present participle | understroking |
| past participle | understroked |
| past | understroked |
Origin of understroke
From under- + stroke.
Questions about understroke
- What does understroke mean?
- Understroke means a lower or underlining stroke in writing.
- What part of speech is understroke?
- Understroke can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce understroke?
- Understroke is pronounced /ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/.
- What is the plural of understroke?
- The plural of understroke is understrokes.
Words near understroke in the dictionary
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