SIDEARM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Sidearm

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsʌɪdɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a weapon worn at a person's side, such as a pistol or formerly a sword.

Short Definition:

weapon worn at person's side

Word: Sidearm

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsʌɪdɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a throw, pitch, or cast) performed or delivered with a sweeping motion of the arm from the side of the body at or below shoulder level

Short Definition:

performed or delivered with sweeping motion of arm from side of body

Examples:
  • a sidearm delivery
  • I could throw sidearm

Word: Sidearm

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsʌɪdɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

throw or pitch a ball to (someone) with a sidearm motion

Short Definition:

throw or pitch ball to someone with such sweeping motion of arm

Examples:
  • pitchers who sidearmed me on one pitch, then curved me with the next

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