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English
Etymology
under- + arm
Pronunciation
Noun
underarm (plural underarms)
- The armpit.
- (cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
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Adjective
underarm (not comparable)
- 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)
- (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)
- (anatomy) forearm
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From under- + arm.
Noun
underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmar, definite plural underarmane)
- (anatomy) forearm
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Swedish
Etymology
under- + arm
Noun
underarm c
- (anatomy) underarm
Declension
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