- underwork⇄noun 1. subordinate or inferior work.
2. secret or underhand work.
3. a structure placed under something; substructure. - underwork⇄underwork, noun, verb, -workedor-wrought,-working.
- underwork⇄v.i. 1. to do less work than is required or suitable.
2. (Obsolete.) to work secretly or insidiously. - underwork⇄v.t. 1. to put insufficient work or labor on (something).
2. to exact insufficient work from.
3. to do the same work at a cheaper price than (another).
4. (Obsolete.) to injure or weaken by secret or insidious means; undermine.