Definition of UNDERARM

underarm

Plural: underarms

Adjective

  • with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

Adverb

  • with the hand swung below shoulder level
    • "throwing a ball underarm"

Noun

  • The armpit; the hollow beneath the arm.
  • The armpit.
  • Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.

Adj

  • For use under the arm.

Verb

  • To supply with insufficient weaponry.

Examples

  • He stretched, his UNDERARM itching from intense focus during the Scrabble tournament.
  • underarm deodorant

Origin / Etymology

From under- + arm. The armpit sense is not old, historically speaking (1920s), and it is believed to have arisen as a euphemism in advertising.

Antonyms

overhand

Scrabble Score: 11

underarm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
underarm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
underarm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

underarm: valid Words With Friends Word