go underground

verb

To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

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Meanings

verbgo underground (third-person singular simple present goes underground, present participle going underground, simple past went underground, past participle gone underground)

present singular third person goes underground · participle present going underground · past went underground · participle past gone underground

  1. CanadaUSespeciallyintransitiveTo escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
  2. CanadaUSbroadlyfigurativelyTo withdraw from public view or to seclude oneself, particularly to avoid detection or scrutiny by the authorities, members of the media, or other interested parties.
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APA

go underground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20underground

MLA

“go underground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20underground. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go underground,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20underground.

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