round-arm

7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

adjective

Specialized

: lanzamiento lateral

The bowler delivered the ball round-arm to surprise the batsman.

Examples

The pitcher used a round-arm delivery.
He made a round-arm throw to first base.
He prefers to hit the baseball round-arm rather than using the classic overarm style.
She threw the stone round-arm across the river, impressing her friends.
The bowler delivered the ball round-arm to surprise the batsman.
He prefers to hit the baseball round-arm rather than using the classic overarm style.
She threw the stone round-arm across the river, impressing her friends.

Synonyms

sidearm

vsround-arm

6.1

A throw where the arm moves sideways

swings the arm outward at shoulder height rather than over the top or underarm

Antonyms

overarm

Specialized

4.6

To move your arm forward and down from above your shoulder when throwing or serving

How High

overarm

Specialized

4.6

round-arm

Specialized

7.3

underarm

3 3.1

Surface Forms

round-arm positive

Morphology

round-arm = round + arm (transparent) = round + arm

A straightforward compound of 'round' + 'arm' whose meaning is directly inferable from the components describing the arm's circular/sideways action.

Etymology

Round-arm comes from the simple parts round meaning 'around' and arm meaning 'arm', so picture an arm moving in a wide, round motion at shoulder height. So, round-arm describes a throw or hit where the arm swings out at shoulder level rather than over the top or underarm.