English

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.

Related terms

• (cricket) overarm, sidearm

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.

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

• unmarred

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ arm

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) forearm

Related terms

• overarm

References

• “underarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From under- +‎ arm

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) forearm

Related terms

• overarm

References

• “underarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.