单词 | underhand |
释义 | underhand (once / 5284 pages) adjadv WORD FAMILY underhand: underhandedly+/forehand: forehandedly, forehands/hand: forehand, handed, handful, handing, handless, hands, overhand, overhanded, underhand, underhanded, unhand/handed: forehanded, handeder, handedest, handedly, handedness/handful: handfuls/unhand: unhanded, unhands USAGE EXAMPLESOne argument in favor of shooting underhand, compared with traditional overhand, is that it requires less movement and is therefore easier to repeat. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) He also imitated an underhand throw and added, “It’s meant to throw it like that.” New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) “Nice head of hair, huh?” he said as he posed for pictures before tossing the mask back underhand into crowd. The Guardian(Nov 07, 2016) 1adj marked by deception achieved success in business only by underhand methods Syn sneaky, underhanded corrupt, crooked not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive 2adj with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level an underhand pitch an underhand stroke Syn|Ant underarm, underhanded overarm, overhand, overhanded with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level round-armwith the arm swung round at shoulder height 3adv slyly and secretly "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne Syn underhandedly 4adv with the hand swung below shoulder level Syn underarm |
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