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under·throw (un′dər t̸hrō′; for n. un′dər t̸hrō′)

transitive verb underthrew -·threw′, underthrown -·thrown′, underthrowing -·throw′ing

to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)

noun

an underthrowing or being underthrown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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