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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Underhand  \Un"der*hand`\,  a. 
  1.  Secret;  clandestine;  hence  mean  unfair;  fraudulent. 
  --Addison. 
 
  2.  (Baseball,  Cricket,  etc.)  Done  as  pitching,  with  the  hand 
  lower  than  the  shoulder,  or  as  bowling,  with  the  hand 
  lower  than  elbow. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Underhand  \Un"der*hand`\,  adv 
  1.  By  secret  means  in  a  clandestine  manner;  hence  by  fraud; 
  unfairly. 
 
  Such  mean  revenge,  committed  underhand.  --Dryden. 
 
  Baillie  Macwheeble  provided  Janet,  underhand,  with 
  meal  for  their  maintenance.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  2.  (Baseball,  Cricket,  etc.)  In  an  underhand  manner;  --  said 
  of  pitching  or  bowling. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  underhand 
  adj  1:  (sports)  with  hand  brought  forward  and  up  from  below 
  shoulder  level;  "an  underhand  pitch";  "an  underhand 
  stroke"  [syn:  {underhanded},  {underarm}]  [ant:  {overhand}] 
  2:  marked  by  deception;  "achieved  success  in  business  only  by 
  underhand  methods"  [syn:  {sneaky},  {underhanded}] 
  adv  1:  slyly  and  secretly;  "Mean  revenge,  committed  underhand"- 
  John  Donne;  "oldline  aristocratic  diplomats 
  underhandedly  undermined  the  attempt...to  align 
  Germany  with  the  Western  democracies"-  C.G.Bowers 
  [syn:  {underhandedly}] 
  2:  with  the  hand  swung  below  shoulder  level';  "throwing  a  ball 
  underarm"  [syn:  {underarm}] 




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