Underarm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

with the hand swung below shoulder level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚɹˈɑːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəɹˈɑːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəɹˈɑːm/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚɹˈɑːɹm/.

Examples

an underhand pitch
an underhand stroke
throwing a ball underarm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underhand underhanded

Antonyms

overhand

Parts of Speech

adjective	with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level “an underhand pitch”
adverb	with the hand swung below shoulder level “throwing a ball underarm”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterarm

mit nach vorne und oben geführter Hand unterhalb der Schulterhöhe

🇫🇷French

aisselles

avec la main avancée et levée depuis le niveau des épaules

🇪🇸Spanish

axila

con la mano adelantada y hacia arriba desde debajo del nivel del hombro

🇮🇹Italian

ascellare

con la mano portata in avanti e in alto da sotto il livello delle spalle

🇳🇱Dutch

onderarm

met de hand naar voren en omhoog gebracht van onder schouderniveau

🇵🇹Portuguese

axilas

com a mão trazida para frente e para cima abaixo do nível dos ombros

🇷🇺Russian

подмышка

с вынесенной вперед и вверх рукой ниже уровня плеч

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बगल

हाथ को कंधे के स्तर से नीचे से आगे और ऊपर लाते हुए

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারআর্ম

কাঁধের নিচ থেকে হাত সামনে এবং উপরে নিয়ে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்குள்

தோள்பட்டை மட்டத்திற்கு கீழே இருந்து மேலே கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட கையால்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ ఆర్మ్

చేతితో ముందుకు మరియు భుజం స్థాయి నుండి పైకి తీసుకురావాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरआर्म

खांद्याच्या खालून हात पुढे आणि वर आणून

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડરઆર્મ

ખભાના સ્તરથી નીચેથી આગળ અને ઉપર લાવવામાં આવેલા હાથ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ ಆರ್ಮ್

ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಭುಜದ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കക്ഷത്തിൽ

തോളിൽ താഴെ നിന്ന് മുകളിലേക്കും മുന്നോട്ട് കൊണ്ടു വന്ന കൈകൊണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਆਰਮ

ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮੋਢੇ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਲਿਆਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیر بازو

ہاتھ کے ساتھ کندھے کی سطح کے نیچے سے آگے اور اوپر لایا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腋下

手从肩部下方向前抬起

🇯🇵Japanese

脇の下

手を前に出し、肩の下の高さから上げます

🇰🇷Korean

겨드랑이

손을 앞으로 들고 어깨 높이 아래에서 위로 올리십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nách

với bàn tay đưa về phía trước và đưa lên từ dưới mức vai

🇹🇭Thai

ใต้วงแขน

โดยยกมือไปข้างหน้าและยกขึ้นจากระดับไหล่ด้านล่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketiak

dengan tangan dibawa ke depan dan ke atas dari bawah bahu

🇵🇭Filipino

kili-kili

gamit ang kamay na dinala pasulong at pataas mula sa ibaba ng antas ng balikat

🇲🇾Malay

ketiak

dengan tangan dibawa ke hadapan dan ke atas dari bawah paras bahu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحت الإبط

مع رفع اليد للأمام وللأعلى من أسفل مستوى الكتف

🇮🇷Persian

زیر بغل

با دستی که از زیر شانه به جلو و بالا آورده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

koltuk altı

el öne ve omuz hizasının altından yukarıya doğru kaldırılmış halde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בית השחי

עם היד מובאת קדימה ומעלה מתחת לגובה הכתף

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