underarm

«underarm» in Mova's school dictionary: Underarm describes throwing or hitting with your hand… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (an underarm throw); adverb (throw it underarm); noun (the underarm, underarms)

meaning for a pupil

1) Underarm describes throwing or hitting with your hand below shoulder level, swinging the arm forwards and up. tree →

2) Your underarm is your armpit, the hollow under the top of your arm. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE lessons, pupils learn the underarm throw (gentle and accurate, for short distances) and the overarm throw (for far distances). In health lessons about growing up, people wash their underarms and some use deodorant. Phrases: «underarm throw», «bowl underarm», «underarm deodorant».

examples

• Throw the beanbag underarm into the hoop. tree →
• An underarm throw is good for short distances. tree →
• In rounders, the bowler bowls underarm. tree →
• Wash your underarms every day. tree →
• He served the ball underarm in tennis practice. tree →
• She caught the ball after a gentle underarm throw. tree →

note

One word. Opposite of «overarm» (UK) or «overhand» (US); Americans also say «underhand». As a body part it is the armpit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «underarm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.