UNDERARM

underhand, underhanded, underarm

(adjective) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; “an underhand pitch”; “an underhand stroke”

underarm, underhand

(adverb) with the hand swung below shoulder level; “throwing a ball underarm”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

underarm (plural underarms)

The armpit.

(cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.

Adjective

underarm (not comparable)

For use under the arm.

Verb

underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)

(transitive) To supply with insufficient weaponry.

Anagrams

• Ruderman, unmarred

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der-arm, a. (Cricket)

Definition: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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