underthrow

Etymology

From Middle English underthrowen, equivalent to under- + throw.

underthrow means to throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

verb

To throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.)“The underthrown pass was knocked down.”