UNDERPINNING

UNDERPIN

underpin

(verb) support from beneath

corroborate, underpin, bear out, support

(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

underpinning

present participle of underpin

Noun

underpinning (plural underpinnings)

A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall.

(metaphorical) A basis for something.

(figurative, humorous) The lower body or legs.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*pin`ning, n.

1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

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.]

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.

2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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