"go underground" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes underground [present, singular, third-person], going underground [participle, present], went underground [past], gone underground [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> underground}} go underground (third-person singular simple present goes underground, present participle going underground, simple past went underground, past participle gone underground)
  1. (intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly Canada, US) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted. Tags: Canada, US, especially, intransitive
    Sense id: en-go_underground-en-verb-1Cb5IbBH Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (figurative, by extension, chiefly Canada, US) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one. Tags: Canada, US, broadly, figuratively Related terms: incommunicado, go to ground
    Sense id: en-go_underground-en-verb-B3QLeLcS Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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