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half under

 

1. Lit. semiconscious. I was half under and could hear what the doctor was saying. I was afraid they would start cutting while I was only half under.

2. Fig. Inf. to be intoxicated; to be tipsy. He was half under and could barely stand up. Only four beers and she was half under.

See also: half