Meaning

3 senses
  1. A competitor thought unlikely to win.

    They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.

    Außenseiter, Underdog

    аутса́йдерautsájdɛr, андердо́гandɛrdóg, проигра́вшийproigrávšij

  2. Somebody at a disadvantage.

    one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

  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.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. I always root for the underdog.

    Я завжди вболіваю за аутсайдера.

    ruЯ всегда поддерживаю слабейшего.

    deIch bin immer für den Außenseiter.

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  2. Tom is the underdog.

    Том аутсайдер.

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  3. Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.

    ruИногда говорят, что человеку свойственно болеть за более слабого соперника.

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  4. Tom was the underdog.

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  5. We're the underdogs.

    Ми аутсайдери.

    deWir sind die Unterlegenen.

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Translations

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