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underthrowing

underthrowing is the present participle and gerund of underthrow.

Meaning of underthrow

Verb

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.)
    • The underthrown pass was knocked down.1960 December 27, Joseph M. Sheehan, “Eagles Win, 17-13, To Take Pro Title”, in The New York Times

Questions about underthrowing

What is underthrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Underthrowing is the present participle and gerund of underthrow.

Words near underthrowing in the dictionary

  1. underthinks
  2. underthought
  3. underthreshold
  4. underthrew
  5. underthrow
  6. underthrowing
  7. underthrown
  8. underthrows
  9. underthrust
  10. underthrusted
  11. underthrusting

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