And it is its creator, rather than the producer, who appears more willing to be pinned down about the play's plot, if not its underlying meanings.

Essentially, we are interested in the form of an expression, and not necessarily its underlying meaning.

There are various buildings and bridges throughout Heritage Park that have an underlying meaning.

However, their names also have an underlying meaning.

Havoc looked at her, unable to decide if there might be an underlying meaning to her comment.

Yet the scene feels fraught with some underlying meaning.

He caught vaguely the current of some deep underlying meaning that surged and changed in pattern.

But there is an underlying meaning there.

However, the use of an intermediary frequently had underlying sociological meaning.

Accepting the thought that making a high-end purchase is furtively satisfying, he moves on to analyze the buying process and its underlying meanings.