underdogs

Noun

underdog (plural underdogs)

1. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
   • They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.

   Synonyms:

   little guy, rank outsider

2. Somebody at a disadvantage.
   • Laszlo: Isn't it strange that you always happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog?
     Rick: Yes. I found that a very expensive hobby, too. But then I never was much of a businessman.1942, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casablanca

   Synonyms:

   bottom dog

3. A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.