Associations to the word «Underpin»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
UNDERPIN, verb. (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
UNDERPIN, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate.
Dictionary definition
UNDERPIN, verb. Support from beneath.
UNDERPIN, verb. Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.