Associations to the word «Underhand»
Noun
- Pitching
- Dealing
- Intrigue
- Chop
- Pitcher
- Manoeuvre
- Tactic
- Toss
- Grip
- Throw
- Throwing
- Pitch
- Delivery
- Injustice
- Mean
- Ball
- Softball
- Indignation
- Bowling
- Thrust
- Suspicion
- Proceeding
- Slang
- Motion
- Vengeance
- Stroke
- Thumb
- Ore
- Knife
- Maid
- Manner
- Baseball
- Harm
- Transition
- Trick
- Wrist
- Sort
- Blow
- Method
- Bow
- Chin
- Employ
- Means
- Blade
- Anything
- Serve
- Enemy
- Napoleon
- Cricket
- Favor
- Exercise
- Secret
- Palm
- Gentleman
- Thompson
- Circuit
- Object
- Doing
- Arm
- Plot
- Way
Adjective
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Wiktionary
UNDERHAND, adjective. Secret; clandestine
UNDERHAND, adjective. (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
UNDERHAND, adjective. (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
UNDERHAND, adverb. With an underhand movement
UNDERHAND, adverb. In a sly, sneaky or secret manner
UNDERHAND, verb. To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
UNDERHAND, verb. To trick, decieve or gull.
UNDERHAND, verb. (mining) To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
Dictionary definition
UNDERHAND, adverb. 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.
UNDERHAND, adverb. With the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm".
UNDERHAND, adjective. With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke".
UNDERHAND, adjective. Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods".
Wise words
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