different between underdo vs underdog

English

Etymology

From Middle English underdon, from Old English underd?n (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *d?n? (“to put”). Equivalent to under- +? do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).

Verb

underdo (third-person singular simple present underdoes, present participle underdoing, simple past underdid, past participle underdone)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject.
2. (transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook.
3. (intransitive) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
4. (intransitive) To do less than is requisite.

Anagrams

• redound, rounded

English

Etymology

under- +? dog

Pronunciation

Noun

underdog (plural underdogs)

1. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
   • 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40

     In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)

   • 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:

     The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.

   Synonym: little guy

2. Somebody at a disadvantage.
3. 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.

Antonyms

• favourite, favorite
• sure bet
• safe bet
• top dog

Translations

See also

• also-ran
• dark horse

Anagrams

• grounded, undergod