go under

/goʊ ˌʌndər/

/gəʊ ˈʌndə/

Other forms: went under; going under; gone under; goes under

Definitions of go under

1. verb

   go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   synonyms: go down, settle, sink

   sink

   cause to sink

   types:

   settle, subside

   sink down or precipitate

   founder

   sink below the surface

   submerge, submerse

   sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

   dive

   plunge into water

   type of:

   come down, descend, fall, go down

   move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
2. verb

   disappear beyond the horizon
   synonyms: go down, set

   type of:

   come down, descend, fall, go down

   move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
3. verb

   be called; go by a certain name
   synonyms: go by