underdog
Collocations
5ADJ.
good, wrong
VERB + UNDERDOG
dubbed, root, support
UNDERDOG + NOUN
nothing
PREP.
in, up
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
A competitor thought unlikely to win.
They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.
In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)
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.
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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6They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.
WiktionaryIn Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)
WiktionaryThe visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they w
WiktionaryLuciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.
Tatoeba · #29550I always root for the underdog.
Tatoeba · #661273Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.
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