un·der·hand /ˈʌndɚ/
(a.)祕密的,下投的,欺瞞的
Un·der·hand a.
1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
2. Baseball, Cricket, etc. Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than the elbow.
Un·der·hand adv.
1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly; dishonorably.
Such mean revenge, committed underhand. --Dryden.
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. --Sir W. Scott.
2. Baseball, Cricket, etc. In an underhand manner; thrown with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm turned upward during part of the pitch; -- said of pitching or bowling a ball.
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underhand
adj 1: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level;
"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: underhanded,
underarm] [ant: overhand]
2: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by
underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhanded]
adv 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
[syn: underhandedly]
2: with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball
underarm" [syn: underarm]