noun
Meaning 1
A concealed or oblique glance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underlook
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʌndɚlʊk/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəlʊk/
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General-American: /ʌndɚˈlʊk/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈlʊk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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verb
Meaning 2
To look up at from below; to inspect from underneath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To fail to notice or give due importance to, especially because one is notionally looking too low (found in complement with overlook, as if it meant "to fail to notice because one is looking too high").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.