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underarm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective underarm has 1 sense
- underarm(a = adj.all) underhand, underhanded - with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
Adverbial underarm has 1 sense
- underarm(r = adv.all) underhand - with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
underarm, adj. & adv.
1 Sport, esp. Cricket with the arm below shoulder-level.
2 under the arm.
3 in the armpit.
1 Sport, esp. Cricket with the arm below shoulder-level.
2 under the arm.
3 in the armpit.
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