sidearm
/ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/
noun 1verb 1adv 1
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1VERB + SIDEARM
give
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noun
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.
verb
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.
adv
1
With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
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His interest, aside from slinging sinkers as a sidearming right-hander, was medicine.
Wiktionary02
Give me your sidearm.
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