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Definition of 'arm'English
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Etymology 1
From ( etyl) ( m), from ( etyl) .
( cognates)
Akin to ( etyl) ( m), ( etyl) ( m), ( etyl) .
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Noun
( en-noun)
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
* {{quote-book|year=1963|author=(Margery Allingham)|title=(The China Governess)
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|passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm , since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
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(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
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A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
- the arms of an octopus
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
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A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
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A branch of an organization.
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(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
- the arm of the law
- the secular arm
* Bible, Isa. lii. 1
- To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
(baseball|slang) A pitcher
- The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
Derived terms
( derived terms)
* armband
* armchair
* -armed
* armful
* armhole
* arm in arm
* armless
* armlet
* armlock
* armpit
* armrest
* arm's reach
* at arm's length
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* babe in arms
* chance one's arm
* cost an arm and a leg
* forearm
* in arm's reach
* in the arms of Morpheus
* the long arm of the law
* lower arm
* on one's arm
* right arm
* take in one's arms
* take someone's arm
* upper arm
* with open arms
* within arm's reach
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Verb
( en-verb)
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
* Shakespeare
- And make him with our pikes and partisans / A grave: come, arm him.
* Two N. Kins
- Arm your prize; / I know you will not lose him.
To supply with arms or limbs.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
- His shoulders broad and strong, / Armed long and round.
Etymology 2
From ( etyl) .
( cognates)
Akin to ( etyl) .
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Adjective
(en-adj)
Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
(etyl), from (etyl) (m), from Latin , hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.
Noun
( en-noun)
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
(in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
( derived terms)
* armed
* arms factory
* arms race
* army
* bear arms
* brothers in arms
* coat of arms
* firearm
* in arms
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* lay down one's arms
* present arms!
* sidearm
* shot in the arm
* take up arms against
* to arms!
* unarmed
* under arms
* up in arms
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Verb
( en-verb)
To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
- Remember to arm an alarm system.
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- to arm''' the hit of a sword; to '''arm a hook in angling
(figurative) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
* Bible, 1 Peter iv. 1
- Arm yourselves with the same mind.
To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
Derived terms
* arm to the teeth
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