GOING UNDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does going under mean? 

• GOING UNDER (noun)
  The noun GOING UNDER has 1 sense:

1. (of a ship) sinking

  Familiarity information: GOING UNDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOING UNDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a ship) sinking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

foundering; going under

Hypernyms ("going under" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)