underdog

«underdog» in Mova's school dictionary: the person or team that is expected to lose a contest — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an underdog, underdogs)

meaning for a pupil

1) The underdog is the person or team that is expected to lose a contest. tree →

2) An underdog is also a person with less power or money than others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sport and stories, underdogs who win surprise everyone and make exciting tales (David and Goliath is a famous underdog story). Many people like to support the underdog. Phrases: the underdog, root for the underdog, an underdog story.

examples

• Our small school was the underdog in the final. tree →
• Everyone cheered when the underdog won the race. tree →
• I always support the underdog. tree →
• David was the underdog against the giant Goliath. tree →
• The film is a classic underdog story. tree →
• The underdogs played their best game ever. tree →

note

Countable noun, one word. Opposite: the favourite (UK) / favorite (US). «Root for» (US) or «support» the underdog.

Trees and pragmatics

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