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Definition of Go under
1. Verb. Go under,. "They go under "; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Exact synonyms: Go Down, Settle, Sink
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Specialized synonyms: Settle, Subside, Founder, Submerge, Submerse
Related verbs: Sink
Antonyms: Float
Also: Sink In
Derivative terms: Sinker, Sinking
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Specialized synonyms: Settle, Subside, Founder, Submerge, Submerse
Related verbs: Sink
Antonyms: Float
Also: Sink In
Derivative terms: Sinker, Sinking
2. Verb. Disappear beyond the horizon. "The moon will soon go under "; "The sun sets early these days"
Exact synonyms: Go Down, Set
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Antonyms: Rise
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Antonyms: Rise
3. Verb. Be called; go by a certain name. "She goes by her maiden name again"
Exact synonyms: Go By
Definition of Go under
1. Verb. to descend into a body of water ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com