underhand

Meanings

Adjective

• secret; clandestine
• dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
• thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below

Adverb

• with an underhand movement
• in a sly, sneaky or secret manner

Verb

• To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
• To trick, deceive or gull.
• To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.

Noun

• The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.

Related

Similar words

• underhanded
• underarm
• underhandedly

Origin

• under + hand