1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with a person's ARMPIT:
underarm hair / deodorant / sweating
2 an underarm throw of a ball is done with the hand kept below the level of the shoulder
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adverb if you throw, etc. underarm, you throw keeping your hand below the level of your shoulder
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is underarm a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, underarm is tagged as adjective.
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