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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Under-arm  \Un"der-arm\,  a.  (Cricket) 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  underarm 
  adj  :  (sports)  with  hand  brought  forward  and  up  from  below 
  shoulder  level;  "an  underhand  pitch";  "an  underhand 
  stroke"  [syn:  {underhand},  {underhanded}]  [ant:  {overhand}] 
  adv  :  with  the  hand  swung  below  shoulder  level';  "throwing  a  ball 
  underarm"  [syn:  {underhand}] 




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