[syn: underarm, underhand]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Under-arm \Un"der-arm\, a. (Cricket)
1. Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow,
that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf.
Over-arm and Round-Arm.
[1913 Webster]
2. For use under the arms, specifically in the armpit; as, an
underarm deodorant.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
underarm
adv 1: with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a
ball underarm" [syn: underarm, underhand]
adj 1: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder
level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn:
underhand, underhanded, underarm] [ant: overarm,
overhand, overhanded]