Word Finder - underdog

definition

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

synonyms

• little guy

definition

Somebody at a disadvantage.

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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.

With the underdog team refusing to let ill-fortune dampen enthusiasm, things improved in the fourth match against Eastwood Park.

He's a true champion for the underdog and will defend your honor at the drop of a hat.

As the buyer, you walk into the fight as the underdog, and it takes skill to make the fight come out in your favor.

Also it followed a tradition of British sitcoms, where your main characters are losers... We love the underdog.

We all hope we favor the underdog, but don't have to express our tactless opinions even if we feel them.

They seem to be everyone's favorite underdog and couldn't disguise the joy as they appeared at Live8 in the summer of 2005.

Surely, the British thing to do is to support the underdog.

His facial expressions, moves and gestures were wonderfully underplayed and he gave a great first impression of " the underdog " .

We should be putting more effort into removing our own underdog status, not clinging onto it.

The theory is that the underdog wins, and that explosion may follow implosion.

Linguists solve crimes, champion the underdog and even help secure the future of humanity.

However if you want to give the underdog a chance of glory go for weight.

We all hope we favor the underdog, but do n't have to express our tactless opinions even if we feel them.

They seem to be everyone 's favorite underdog and could n't disguise the joy as they appeared at Live8 in the summer of 2005.

The greatest underdog story of our time is back for one final round of the Academy Award-winning Rocky franchise.

So that 's six different underdog teams he mentioned - pretty much covered the field, with the notable exception of Greece.

His facial expressions, moves and gestures were wonderfully underplayed and he gave a great first impression of " the underdog ".

As a sports obsessive I have also always regarded it as one of the great underdog victories.

What 's On September Friday 1st JOHN OTWAY The self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter with a surreal sense of humor and a winning underdog personality.

The game stood out at the time of it's release, but was an underdog since everybody wanted their Halo and Dead or Alive games.

This is perhaps the greatest underdog movie of all time.

Caiman - The underdog of video game download sites, Caiman has one of the most useful category indexes around.

Jud Birza, nicknamed "Fabio" for his long blond hair, was a bit of an underdog throughout the season, but he managed to win over the jury and beat out Chase Rice and Sash Lenahan for the title.

After all, who doesn't want to willingly suspend his disbelief to come face to face with the underdog hero, or battle orcs in the field?