underarm
adjective
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Definition of underarm
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underarm
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Definition of underarm (Entry 2 of 3)
underarm
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Definition of underarm (Entry 3 of 3)
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: armpit sense 1
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: the part of a garment that covers the underside of the arm
Examples of underarm in a Sentence
Adverb
He threw the ball underarm.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Announced today, Emily penned an essay for Harper’s Bazaar about exploring her femininity and announced it on Instagram, sharing a pic of herself in a black lace bralette with underarm hair clearly visible. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Emily Ratajkowski Penned an Essay For "Harper’s Bazaar" on Femininity, Body Hair, and Double Standards," 8 Aug. 2019 Some of the small things that made a big impact are Jacquemus’s Le Chiquito bag, Chloé’s cube-like C bag, and Prada’s sleek underarm Sidonie style. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "The Year’s Most Coveted Bags Are Officially Also the Smallest," 14 Aug. 2019 The video follows Project Body Hair, a 2018 campaign which featured women with unibrows and underarm hair. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "A new razor brand is encouraging women not to shave," 24 July 2019 Nowadays the cry would be taken as a deodorant advertisement, but in that distant past, serving underarm—while providing shrill warning at the same time—was a form of bad sportsmanship cleverly disguised to look like good sportsmanship. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "50 Parting Thoughts From the 2019 French Open: Rafa, Barty and So Much More," 9 June 2019 That led to Arc’teryx employees making tools in the woodshop to test product, and then comes the final design—from zipper seams to zipper pulls and hood design to underarm fabrics—all packaged together and differentiated for sizing. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "Everything That Goes Into Making an Arc'teryx Jacket," 24 May 2019 Everybody sweats, but no one likes to slip on a favorite shirt to discover those telltale yellowing underarm stains. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Remove Sweat Stains From White Shirts — And Everything Else," 21 Dec. 2018 Kyrgios had 29 aces, one of them with an underarm serve in the first set that caught Nadal by surprise. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Rafael Nadal Doesn’t Fall for Nick Kyrgios’s Bag of Tricks," 4 July 2019 Hinckley’s last bullet, of six shots fired, ricocheted off the limousine and hit the president in the left underarm and lodged in his lung. — Deb Kiner | [email protected], nola.com, "Ronald Reagan was shot on this day in 1981; see the photos," 30 Mar. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Nipples, underarms, even your ass — there's nowhere beauty companies aren't willing to mask. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "I Tried Nair’s New Hair-Removal Masks — Here’s What Happened," 15 July 2019 Plus, the procedure only lasts about six to seven months, says Dr. Jaliman, so be ready to make multiple appointments to keep your underarms dry for good. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Chrissy Teigen Just Got Botox in Her Armpits to Stop Sweating—Here's How That Works," 14 Aug. 2019 Billie Shaving ads for women have traditionally depicted semi-naked ladies joyously caressing their already hairless legs and underarms with razors. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "A new razor brand is encouraging women not to shave," 24 July 2019 Hunter went limp and a bailiff lifted the former judge, wearing a black dress and white bolero, by her underarms and dragged her away. — NBC News, "Courtroom chaos: Video shows judge dragged away after her own sentencing," 22 July 2019 Edna Murphey Her father, a Cincinnati physician, had developed a liquid antiperspirant in 1909 to help a fellow surgeon with sweaty hands, but Murphey found the liquid equally effective on her underarms. — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, "These women have been written out of history books. This project is putting them back in," 10 June 2019 The petticoat went firmly around my waist, and my blouse, tailor made to measure in India, closed in the front like a corset, its short sleeves tight around my underarms. — Meara Sharma, Vogue, "Why I Am Taking the Sari Back to the Street," 30 Apr. 2019 The ad campaign launched this week with a new video and stunning images by photographer Ashley Armitage showing women proudly displaying the hair in their underarms, on their legs, below their navels, and between their eyebrows. — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, "Billie’s New Razor Campaign Shows Off Body Hair," 29 June 2018 My chest is still day-one tanned, but my boobs, underarms, and tummy are as pale as the day I was born. — Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, "I'm A Tanning Virgin — Can The King Of Tan Convert Me?," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underarm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for underarm
underarm
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of underarm
: placed on or along the armpit
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underarm
noun
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Kids Definition of underarm
: armpit
underarm
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Medical Definition of underarm
: armpit