Definition of underdog
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:a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
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:a victim of injustice or persecution
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Examples of underdog in a Sentence
I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
Recent Examples of underdog from the Web
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Heading into the match-up, St. Thomas Aquinas was considered the underdog by some media outlets.
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DEGENERATE CORNER Bengals are a three-point underdog at Washington with an over/under of 43.
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The allusions suggest Mayweather and McGregor are aware of their respective characters in this story and, while each may have a different view of the likelihood of the underdog prevailing, both recognize this narrative’s power to sell the fight.
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Draft a kicker and defense with Week 1 in mind Even the best kickers and defenses don't score many fantasy points on the road, or as the underdog.
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Indeed, Essential is an underdog in several ways, like its small workforce of 100 employees versus the tens of thousands who work at the much bigger companies.
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Maybe his dad goes through some pretty tough times and always goes back to that underdog story of the first Rocky.. . .
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The tower will momentarily pause at various checkpoints, which helps the underdog team rally to the point and try to take it back.
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Fight fans can only hope that the McGregor bout offers more excitement, even if the Irishman comes in as a major underdog.
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First Known Use of underdog
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UNDERDOG Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of underdog for English Language Learners
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: a person, team, etc., that is expected to lose a contest or battle
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: a less powerful person or thing that struggles against a more powerful person or thing (such as a corporation)
UNDERDOG Defined for Kids
underdog
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Definition of underdog for Students
:a person or team thought to have little chance of winning (as an election or a game)
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