underhand adj

1 with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: underhanded, underarm] [ant: overhand]

2 marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhanded] adv

1 slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers [syn: underhandedly]

2 with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm" [syn: underarm]

English

Etymology

under hand

Adjective

underhand

1. dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
2. (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown etc with the hand brought forward and up from below

Translations

• Finnish: salakähmäinen

Adverb

underhand

1. with an underhand movement
2. in a sly, sneaky or secret manner

Underhand may refer to one of the following:

• Underhand chop, lumberjack's technique
• Underhand grip
  • a grip in drumming technique
  • a grip of the bow in playing string instruments
  • in archery
  • in weightlifting
• Underhand pass or underhand serve in volleyball
• Underhand throw, as used in softball

• Track #1 in the 1986 Throw a Sickie album by Tall Dwarfs
• Track #3 in Somethin's Happening

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