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underarm

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un·der·arm  (ndr-ärm)
adj.
1. Located, placed, or used under the arm.
2. Sports Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underhand.
adv.
With an underarm motion or delivery.
n.
The armpit.

underarm [ˈʌndərˌɑːm]
adj
1. (of a measurement) extending along the arm from wrist to armpit
2. (General Sporting Terms) Sport of or denoting a style of throwing, bowling, or serving in which the hand is swung below shoulder level
3. below the arm
adv
(General Sporting Terms) in an underarm style
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.underarmunderarm - with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Adv.1.underarm - with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm"
Translations
underarm [ˈʌndərɑːm]
A. Naxila f, sobaco m
B. CPD (Anat) → sobacal, del sobaco; [service etc] → realizado sin levantar el brazo por encima
underarm deodorant Ndesodorante m
C. ADV to serve underarmsacar sin levantar el brazo por encima
underarm [ˈʌndərɑːrm]
adv (British) [throw, serve] → par en-dessous
adj
(British) [throw, service] → par en-dessous
[deodorant] → pour les aisselles; [hair] → des aisselles
underarm [ˈʌndərˌɑːm]
1. adv (throw) → da sotto in su
2. adj (temperature) → ascellare; (deodorant) → per le ascelle; (bowling) → da sotto in su
underarm hair → i peli delle ascelle
underarm serve (Tennis) → servizio dal basso verso l'alto

underarm [ˈʌndərˌɑːm]
1. adv (throw) → da sotto in su
2. adj (temperature) → ascellare; (deodorant) → per le ascelle; (bowling) → da sotto in su
underarm hair → i peli delle ascelle
underarm serve (Tennis) → servizio dal basso verso l'alto


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His delivery is underarm and not inelegant, but he sometimes tries a round-arm ball, which I have seen double up the fielder at square leg.
 
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