underdog
About 0.40 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A competitor thought unlikely to win.
They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.
- noun Somebody at a disadvantage.
- noun 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.
Similar words
underestimate loser outsider losing oppressed lose has-been fairy david bottom dog
Often followed by
and in is to who status or was against
Word family
underdogs
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