sidearm
Plural: sidearms
Adjective
- Describing a throw made with a sweeping, horizontal motion of the arm.
- (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground
- "a sidearm pitch"
Adverb
- in a sidearm manner
- "he prefers to throw sidearm"
Noun
- 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.
Verb
- To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
Adv
- With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
Examples
- A SIDEARM pitch in baseball is as tricky as finding a seven-letter word on a crowded Scrabble board.
Origin / Etymology
From side + arm.
Scrabble Score: 10
sidearm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsidearm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sidearm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
sidearm: valid Words With Friends Word