underarm
English
Etymology
under- + arm
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
underarm (plural underarms)
- The armpit.
- (cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
Related terms
- (cricket) overarm, sidearm
Translations
armpit
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Adjective
underarm (not comparable)
- For use under the arm.
- 2001, Victoria Sherrow, For appearance' sake
- A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.
- 2001, Victoria Sherrow, For appearance' sake
Verb
underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)
- (transitive) To supply with insufficient weaponry.
Anagrams
- Ruderman, unmarred
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From under- + arm
Noun
underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmer, definite plural underarmene)
- (anatomy) forearm
Related terms
- overarm
References
- “underarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From under- + arm
Noun
underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmar, definite plural underarmane)
- (anatomy) forearm
Related terms
- overarm
References
- “underarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.