sidearm

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US/ˈsaɪdˌɑɹm/

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.

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Meanings

nounsidearm (plural sidearms)

plural sidearms

  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.
verbsidearm (third-person singular simple present sidearms, present participle sidearming, simple past and past participle sidearmed)

present singular third person sidearms · participle present sidearming · participle past sidearmed · past sidearmed

  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
adverbsidearm (comparative more sidearm, superlative most sidearm)

comparative more sidearm · superlative most sidearm

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

Origin

From side + arm.

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Translations

Polish broń przypięta do pasa
  • broń przypięta do pasaweapon carried on the hip in a belt
Spanish arma de cinturón
  • arma de cinturónweapon carried on the hip in a belt

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sidearm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidearm

MLA

“sidearm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidearm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidearm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidearm.

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