Dictionary Entry
underarm
underarm is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses
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- 1adjective
Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.
- 2adjective
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
"an underhand pitch"
"an underhand stroke"
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- 3adverb
with the hand swung below shoulder level
"throwing a ball underarm"
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