| slovo | definícia |
underpin
(encz) | underpin,podepřít v: Zdeněk Brož |
underpin
(encz) | underpin,podezdít v: Zdeněk Brož |
underpin
(encz) | underpin,podchytit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Underpin
(gcide) | Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a
building, on which it is to rest.
[1913 Webster]
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something
underneath for support.
[1913 Webster] |
underpin
(wn) | underpin
v 1: support from beneath
2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out,
support] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
underpin
(encz) | underpin,podepřít v: Zdeněk Brožunderpin,podezdít v: Zdeněk Brožunderpin,podchytit v: Zdeněk Brož |
underpinned
(encz) | underpinned, |
underpinning
(encz) | underpinning,podezdívka n: Zdeněk Brožunderpinning,podpírání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Underpinned
(gcide) | Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a
building, on which it is to rest.
[1913 Webster]
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something
underneath for support.
[1913 Webster] |
Underpinning
(gcide) | Underpinning \Un"der*pin`ning\, n.
1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by
stones, masonry, or the like.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material
and construction used for support, introduced beneath
a wall already constructed.
(b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a
building, on which it is to rest.
[1913 Webster]
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something
underneath for support.
[1913 Webster] |
underpin
(wn) | underpin
v 1: support from beneath
2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out,
support] |
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