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underhand
adj. clandestine, sly, deceitful, dubious; (for example of a throw) performed with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward
 
adv. (for example of throwing) with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward; secretly, slyly, deceptively


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Underhand
Underhand may refer to one of the following:Underhand pass or underhand serve in volleyballUnderhand chop, lumberjack's techniqueUnderhand gripa grip in drumming techniquea grip of the bow in playing string instrumentsin archeryin weightliftingTrack #1 in the 1986 Throw a Sickie album by Tall DwarfsTrack #3 in Somethin's Happening
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underhand
Adjective
1. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
(synonym) underhanded, underarm
(antonym) overhand, overhanded, overarm
(classification) sport, athletics
2. marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
(synonym) sneaky, underhanded
(similar) crooked, corrupt
Adverb
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
(synonym) underhandedly
2. with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm"
(synonym) underarm


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Underhand
(adv.)
In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
  
 
(adv.)
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.
  
 
(a.)
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
  
 
(a.)
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
  

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