underarm

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English

Etymology

under- +‎ arm

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/
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Noun

underarm (plural underarms)

  1. The armpit.
  2. (cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.

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Translations

Adjective

underarm (not comparable)

  1. For use under the arm.
    • 2001, Victoria Sherrow, For appearance' sake:
      A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.

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Verb

underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)

  1. (transitive) To supply with insufficient weaponry.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ arm.

Noun

underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmer, definite plural underarmene)

  1. (anatomy) forearm

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From under- +‎ arm.

Noun

underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmar, definite plural underarmane)

  1. (anatomy) forearm

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Swedish

Etymology

under- +‎ arm

Noun

underarm c

  1. (anatomy) underarm

Declension

Declension of underarm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative underarm underarmen underarmar underarmarna
Genitive underarms underarmens underarmars underarmarnas

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