beneath the deck.
beneath the deck
belowe*low", adv.
1. in a
lower place,
with respect to
any object; in a
lower room; beneath.
lord marmion
waits below. w. scott.
2. on
the earth, as
opposed to
the heavens.
the fairest child of
jove below.
3. in hell, or
the regions of
the dead.
what business brought him to
the realms below.
4. in
court or
tribunal of
inferior jurisdiction; as, at
the trial below.
5. in
some part or
page following.
below e*low" (&?;), prep. [pref. be- by + low.] 1. under, or
lower in place;
beneath not so high; as,
below the moon;
below the knee.
2. inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.;
lower in quality. "one
degree below kings."
3. unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
they beheld,
with a
just loathing and disdain,
how below all history the persons and their actions were.
who thinks no
fact below his regard. Â Â similar words(4)Â
 below
the saltÂ
 to go below  below parÂ
 below stairs (
prep.)
Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath. Â
(
prep.)
Under, or
lower in place;
beneath not so high; as,
below the moon;
below the knee. Â
(
prep.)
Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.;
lower in quality. Â
(
adv.)
On
the earth, as
opposed to
the heavens. Â
(
adv.)
In
some part or
page following. Â
(
adv.)
In hell, or
the regions of
the dead. Â
(
adv.)
In
court or
tribunal of
inferior jurisdiction; as, at
the trial below. Â
(
adv.)
In a
lower place,
with respect to
any object; in a
lower room; beneath. Â
MeaningAn
unfair tactic.
OriginThe
marquis of Queensbury
formulated rules for boxing in 1867
which disallowed hitting below the belt.
MeaningCommon or lowly.
see also 'beyond
the pale'.
OriginIn
mediaeval england nobility sat at a
high table and commoners at
lower trestle tables.
salt was expensive and only the nobs were provided with it.
hence the peasantry were below the salt.
Adverb1. in or to a
place that is
lower (synonym) at a
lower place, to a
lower place,
beneath (antonym) above,
higher up, in a
higher place, to a
higher place2. at a
later place; "see below" (antonym) above, supra3. (in writing)
see below; "vide infra" (synonym) infra4. on a
floor below; "the
tenants live downstairs" (synonym) downstairs,
down the stairs, on a
lower floor5.
further down; "see
under for further discussion" (synonym) under
elbow bowel
downstairs: laistÃos, thÃos
under: faoi, faoi bhun, taobh thÃos de
Diso = adv. beneath, below
Dobry = adv. underneath, below
Is = n.
the state of
going down, a. low; under; interior, prep. below,
Islaw = prep. underhand, below
Isod = prep. below, beneath, under, ad. in a
lower place
Obry = adv. beneath, below
Oddilawr = adv.
from below
Oddiobry = adv.
from below
Oddisod = adv.
from below
Oddiwaered = adv.
from below
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Below can refer to
any of
the following: EarthGroundSoilFloorBottomLess thanTemperatures below freezingHell or underworld
subter supter, infra, inferne, infra, inferus
the right hand, in
the 'A' position,
thumb pointing straight up,
moves down under the left hand,
held outstretched,
fingers together,
palm down.
the right hand, in
the 'A' position,
thumb pointing straight up,
moves down under the left hand,
held outstretched,
fingers together,
palm down.
lower in place, beneath,
not so
high as
some other thing spoken of, of
tacitly referred to.The
court below is an
inferior court whose proceedings may be
examined on
error by a
superior court which is
called the court above.Bail
below is
that given to
the sheriff in
bailable actions,
which is so
called to
distinguish it
from bail to
the action which is
called bail above. Â
this entry contains material from Bouvier's
legal Dictionary, a
work published in
the 1850's.