underthrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.)

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underthrow.wav

Word forms

underthrow underthrows underthrowing underthrew underthrown

Etymology

From Middle English underthrowen, equivalent to under- + throw.

Related words

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