underarm
US/ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/
underarm noun: the armpit.
Noun
underarm (plural underarms)
Adjective
underarm (not comparable)
- For use under the arm.
- A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.2001, Victoria Sherrow, For appearance' sake
Verb
underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)
- To supply with insufficient weaponry.
underarm meaning in Hindi and Urdu
underarm in Hindi
- underarm
- बग़ल baġal
underarm in Urdu
- underarm
- بغل baġal
Forms of underarm
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | underarms |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | underarms |
| present participle | underarming |
| past participle | underarmed |
| past | underarmed |
Origin of underarm
From under- + arm. The armpit sense is not old, historically speaking (1920s), and it is believed to have arisen as a euphemism in advertising.
Words formed from underarm
Phrases with underarm
Questions about underarm
- What does underarm mean?
- Underarm means the armpit.
- What is underarm in Hindi?
- Underarm in Hindi is बग़ल (baġal). See Underarm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is underarm?
- Underarm can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce underarm?
- Underarm is pronounced /ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/ (US).
- What is the plural of underarm?
- The plural of underarm is underarms.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: underarm (page history and authors); बग़ल (Hindi) (page history and authors); بغل (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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