"underhand" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underhand.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more underhand [comparative], most underhand [superlative]
enPR: ŭnʹdə(r)-(h)ănd' Etymology: under + hand Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|hand}} under + hand Head templates: {{en-adj}} underhand (comparative more underhand, superlative most underhand)
  1. secret; clandestine
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-adj-i99BAScb
  2. (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner Tags: broadly Translations (dishonest and sneaky): коварен (kovaren) (Bulgarian), непочтен (nepočten) (Bulgarian), achterbaks (Dutch), salakähmäinen (Finnish), sournois (French), hinterhältig (German), heimlich (German), subdolo (Italian), sfuggente (Italian), viscido (Italian), tītipa (Maori), вороватый (vorovatyj) (Russian), solapado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-adj-d6NqWEH8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 23 10 14 3 8 2 12 Disambiguation of 'dishonest and sneaky': 3 97 0
  3. (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-adj-seRcLuKw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 23 10 14 3 8 2 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underarm [ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Synonyms (all): underhanded
Disambiguation of 'all': 0 0 0

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underhand.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more underhand [comparative], most underhand [superlative]
enPR: ŭnʹdə(r)-(h)ănd' Etymology: under + hand Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|hand}} under + hand Head templates: {{en-adv}} underhand (comparative more underhand, superlative most underhand)
  1. with an underhand movement
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-adv-AINmcjKJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 23 10 14 3 8 2 12
  2. in a sly, sneaky or secret manner Synonyms (in a secret manner): underhandedly Translations (in a dishonest and sneaky manner): коварно (kovarno) (Bulgarian), подмолно (podmolno) (Bulgarian), de sotamà (Catalan), salakähmäisesti (Finnish), subdolamente (Italian), sottobanco (Italian), украдкой (ukradkoj) (Russian), тихой сапой (tixoj sapoj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-adv-sxWmLwpF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 23 10 14 3 8 2 12 Disambiguation of 'in a secret manner': 6 94 Disambiguation of 'in a dishonest and sneaky manner': 5 95

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underhand.wav [Southern-England] Forms: underhands [plural]
enPR: ŭnʹdə(r)-(h)ănd' Etymology: under + hand Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|hand}} under + hand Head templates: {{en-noun}} underhand (plural underhands)
  1. (textiles) The lower of two hands, the hand under the work. Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-noun-HAUniI8X Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underhand.wav [Southern-England] Forms: underhands [present, singular, third-person], underhanding [participle, present], underhanded [participle, past], underhanded [past]
enPR: ŭnʹdə(r)-(h)ănd' Etymology: under + hand Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|hand}} under + hand Head templates: {{en-verb}} underhand (third-person singular simple present underhands, present participle underhanding, simple past and past participle underhanded)
  1. To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-verb-atRaYUyp
  2. To trick, deceive or gull.
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-verb-lksN5ope
  3. (mining) To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-underhand-en-verb-ojjGsWis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 23 10 14 3 8 2 12 Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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