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