Un`der*peo"pled (?), a. Not fully peopled.
Un`der*pight" (?), imp. of Underpitch.
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.
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.]
Un`der*pitch" (?), v. t. [imp. Underpight.] [OE. underpicchen. See
Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.] To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.]
He drank and well his girdle underpight.
Chaucer.
Un`der*play" (?), v. i. 1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior
manner; to underact a part.
2. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the
hope of a future advantage.
Un"der*play` (?), n. (Card Playing) The act of underplaying.
Un"der*plot` (?), n. 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding
collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.