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单词 underhand
释义
underhand
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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 EXAMPLES
One 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-arm
with 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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