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noun
- 1. a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest: "we go into this game as the underdogs"
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UNDERDOG definition: 1. a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society: 2. in a…. Learn more.
An underdog is someone who isn't likely to win a competition or contest. When a professional basketball player faces off against a high school student who's a foot shorter, the high schooler is the underdog.
UNDERDOG meaning: 1. a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society: 2. in a…. Learn more.
(ʌndəʳdɒg , US -dɔːg ) Word forms: plural underdogs. countable noun. The underdog in a competition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed or win. Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win just this one time. ...Webb, the underdog in this race.
The meaning of UNDERDOG is a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest. How to use underdog in a sentence.
a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict. a victim of social or political injustice: The underdogs were beginning to organize their protests. underdog. / ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ / noun. the competitor least likely to win a fight or contest. a person in adversity or in a position of inferiority.
a person, team, country, etc. that is thought to be in a weaker position than others and therefore not likely to be successful, win a competition, etc. Before the game we were definitely the underdogs. In politics, he was a champion of the underdog (= always fought for the rights of weaker people).
The dictionary definition of underdog is someone at a disadvantage and expected to lose a contest or struggle.
underdog. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧der‧dog /ˈʌndədɒɡ $ ˈʌndərdɒːɡ/ noun [ countable] a person, team etc that is weaker than the others, is always expected to be unsuccessful, and that is often treated badly Crowds often feel sympathy for the underdog.
un•der•dog (un′ dər dôg′, -dog′), n. a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict. a victim of social or political injustice: The underdogs were beginning to organize their protests. under - + dog1 1875–80, American.
