"sidearm" meaning in English

See sidearm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sidearm.wav Forms: more sidearm [comparative], most sidearm [superlative]
Etymology: From side + arm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|arm}} side + arm Head templates: {{en-adv}} sidearm (comparative more sidearm, superlative most sidearm)
  1. With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
    Sense id: en-sidearm-en-adv-9DKiO9PY

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sidearm.wav Forms: sidearms [plural]
Etymology: From side + arm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|arm}} side + arm Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidearm (plural sidearms)
  1. A personal weapon, such as a handgun or sword, carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access. Categories (topical): Baseball, Firearms, Ultimate
    Sense id: en-sidearm-en-noun-mf4w1cwL Disambiguation of Baseball: 4 75 21 Disambiguation of Firearms: 4 89 7 Disambiguation of Ultimate: 7 81 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 86 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 86 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 86 11

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sidearm.wav Forms: sidearms [present, singular, third-person], sidearming [participle, present], sidearmed [participle, past], sidearmed [past]
Etymology: From side + arm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|arm}} side + arm Head templates: {{en-verb}} sidearm (third-person singular simple present sidearms, present participle sidearming, simple past and past participle sidearmed)
  1. To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground. Derived forms: sidearmer
    Sense id: en-sidearm-en-verb-zwc7CVQU

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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