Definition of underpin Underpin
/ʌˈndɚpɪˌn/ - [underpin] - un•der•pin
We found 8 definitions of underpin from 5 different sources.
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What does underpin mean?
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| underpin - support from beneath | ||
| hold up, sustain, support, hold hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration | ||
| underpin - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" | ||
| corroborate, bear out, support | ||
| gibe, jibe, correspond, tally, agree, fit, match, check shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" | ||
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- underpin (Verb)
To support from below with props or masonry. - underpin (Verb)
To give support to; to corroborate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- underpin (v. t.)
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. - underpin (v. t.)
To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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underpin
un-dėr-pin′, v.t. to pin or support underneath: to support or prop: to lay stones under, as the sills of a building, for it to rest on.—n. Un′derpinning, the act of underpinning or supporting by introducing a new structure as foundation, the act or practice of placing stones under the sills of a building: the stones so placed, an additional foundation wall: a method of well-sinking where a wall is laid in sections
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🔤- underpin, verb, present, 1st person singular of underpin (infinitive).
- underpin, verb (infinitive).
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