sidearm

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side·arm

(sīd′ärm′)

adj. Sports

Thrown with or marked by a sideways motion of the arm between shoulder and hip height and relatively parallel to the ground: a sidearm baseball pitch.

side′arm′ adv.

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side′ arm`

a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.

[1680–90]

side•arm

(ˈsaɪdˌɑrm)

adv.

1. with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at or below shoulder level and nearly parallel to the ground: to pitch sidearm.

adj.

2. thrown or performed sidearm.

[1925–30]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	sidearm - (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground; "a sidearm pitch"
Adv.	1.	sidearm - in a sidearm manner; "he prefers to throw sidearm"

Translations

sidearm

[ˈsaɪdɑː^rm] n → arme f de poing

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