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sidearm en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From side + arm.

Meanings

  1. With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.

Forms

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more sidearm Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sidearm Degree=Sup lexicographic

sidearm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From side + arm.

Meanings

  1. A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.

Forms

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sidearms Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

side arm

Translations (2)

pl broń przypięta do pasa (weapon carried on the hip in a belt) · es arma de cinturón (weapon carried on the hip in a belt)

sidearm en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From side + arm.

Meanings

  1. To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
    • His interest, aside from slinging sinkers as a sidearming right-hander, was medicine. 2009 March 19, Ben Shpigel, “Medicine’s Loss Could Be the Mets’ Gain”, in New York Times:

Forms

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sidearms Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sidearming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sidearmed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sidearmed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

sidearmer