"underdig" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: underdigs [present, singular, third-person], underdigging [participle, present], underdug [participle, past], underdug [past]
Etymology: From under- + dig. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under-|dig}} under- + dig Head templates: {{en-verb|underdigs|underdigging|underdug}} underdig (third-person singular simple present underdigs, present participle underdigging, simple past and past participle underdug)
  1. (transitive) To dig under or beneath (something); to undermine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underdig-en-verb-nA4wwxYH Categories (other): English blends, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English blends: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: underdigs [present, singular, third-person], underdigging [participle, present], underdug [participle, past], underdug [past]
Etymology: Blend of understand + dig (“to understand”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|understand|dig|t2=to understand}} Blend of understand + dig (“to understand”) Head templates: {{en-verb|underdigs|underdigging|underdug}} underdig (third-person singular simple present underdigs, present participle underdigging, simple past and past participle underdug)
  1. (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To fully understand or comprehend. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-underdig-en-verb-SWr1MlUE Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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