"underthrow" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: underthrows [present, singular, third-person], underthrowing [participle, present], underthrew [past], underthrown [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English underthrowen, equivalent to under- + throw. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underthrowen}} Middle English underthrowen, {{prefix|en|under|throw}} under- + throw Head templates: {{en-verb|underthrows|underthrowing|underthrew|underthrown}} underthrow (third-person singular simple present underthrows, present participle underthrowing, simple past underthrew, past participle underthrown)
  1. To throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.) Related terms: overthrow
    Sense id: en-underthrow-en-verb-EB~Mu8Ka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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