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Definition of armpit
1 : the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
2 : the least desirable place : pit 77th Street Station … was the armpit of detective duty — Joseph Wambaugh
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Examples of armpit in a Sentence
a city described as the armpit of America
Recent Examples of armpit from the Web
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A great composer and a great armpit-farter may be equally rich in their degree of talent, but not in the quality or desirability of their talents.
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The other man, 20, was shot in the armpit, officials said.
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In the meantime, body temperatures can be lowered by icing the pressure points — the neck, groin and armpits.
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There can also be painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit or neck.
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Joseph Kauser, an officer who arrived to provide backup, stood on the right side of Castile's car with his thumbs hooked in a casual position on the inner armpit area of his bullet resistant vest.
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The stabbing victim suffered a punctured lung, five stab wounds to his back, three wounds to his arm and one to his armpit, the prosecutor said.
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Kelly Wiggins, 25, scooped him up from under his armpits before lifting him into the tree.
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There was a time when the summer job for the American teenager was standard, a seasonal rite of passage, like peeling bare skin off a hot car seat or checking your armpits for ticks.
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First Known Use of armpit
14th century
ARMPIT Defined for English Language Learners
armpit
playDefinition of armpit for English Language Learners
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: the hollow area on a person's body beneath the place where the arm and the shoulder meet
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: the worst area in a place
ARMPIT Defined for Kids
armpit
playDefinition of armpit for Students
: the hollow under a person's arm where the arm joins the shoulder
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