underhand
1Underhand — may refer to one of the following:*Underhand chop, lumberjack s technique *Underhand grip ** a grip in drumming technique ** a grip of the bow in playing string instruments ** in archery ** in weightlifting *Underhand pass or underhand serve in… …
2underhand — un‧der‧hand [ˌʌndəˈhænd◂ ǁ ˈʌndərhænd] adjective dishonest and done secretly: • He has a reputation for underhand dealings. * * * underhand UK US /ˌʌndəˈhænd/ adjective UK (US also underhanded) ► done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order …
3Underhand — Un der*hand , adv. 1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly; dishonorably. [1913 Webster] Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for… …
4underhand — [un′dər hand΄] adj. 1. performed with the hand below the level of the elbow or the arm below the level of the shoulder [an underhand throw] 2. UNDERHANDED (sense 1) adv. 1. with an underhand motion 2. Archaic not openly or straightforwardly …
5Underhand — Un der*hand , a. 1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow. [1913… …
6underhand — index clandestine, covert, furtive, machiavellian, mysterious, oblique (evasive), sly, stealthy …
7underhand — (adv.) O.E. under hand in subjection, from UNDER (Cf. under) + HAND (Cf. hand). Sense of secret, stealthy, surreptitious first recorded 1530s. For sense development, Cf. M.Du. onderhanden by degrees, slowly, Du. onderhandsch secret, private. The… …
8underhand — underhand, underhanded *secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious Analogous words: deceitful, *dishonest: *crooked, devious, oblique: *sly, cunning, crafty, tricky, insidious, wily, guileful Antonyms: aboveboard Contrasted… …
9underhand — [adj] deceitful clandestine, concealed, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceptive, devious, dirty dealing*, dishonest, dishonorable, double crossing*, duplicitous, fraudulent, furtive, guileful, hush hush*, indirect, insidious, oblique, on the QT*, on… …
10underhand — (also underhanded) ► ADJECTIVE 1) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way. 2) underarm …
