3syllables
underhand
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Definitions ofunderhand
1noun
- The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.
Example: "Your underhand should be entirely under the quilt."
1verb
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
1adjective
- Secret; clandestine
- (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
- (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
1adverb
- With an underhand movement
- In a sly, sneaky or secret manner
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