[Nifster]

Not true. A lateral is an underhanded toss. A pass is an over hand throw

[BipolarBob]

lat·er·al /ˈladərəl,ˈlatrəl/
of, at, toward, or from the side or sides.
verb
US
throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction.

[Fiji Hill]

I thought that any pass to the side is considered a lateral—and a live ball if incomplete. An underhanded toss is a shovel pass, and it can either be a forward or a lateral pass.

[stylin19a]

not true...a lateral is really called a backward pass regardless of how it’s tossed.
a pass is forward in that the throwing of the ball is in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move,regardless of how it’s tossed...