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1side·arm

noun \ˈsīd-ˌärm\

Definition of SIDEARM

: a weapon (as a sword, revolver, or bayonet) worn at the side or in the belt
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First Known Use of SIDEARM

1689

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with SIDEARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, firearm, fish farm, forearm, gisarme, poor farm, rearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm

2sidearm

adjective

Definition of SIDEARM

: of, relating to, using, or being a throw (as in baseball) in which the arm is not raised above the shoulder and the ball is thrown with a sideways sweep of the arm between shoulder and hip <sidearm delivery> <a sidearm pass>
— sidearm adverb
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Examples of SIDEARM

  1. The pitcher has a sidearm delivery.

First Known Use of SIDEARM

1908

Other Baseball Terms

alley, cleanup, nightcap, safety, save, shag

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