sidearm

²sidearm

adj

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

Examples of SIDEARM

1. The pitcher has a sidearm delivery.

First Known Use of SIDEARM

1908

Other Baseball Terms

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