arm
IPA: ˈɑrm
noun
- The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
- (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
- A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
- The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
- 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.
- (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
- A branch of an organization.
- (figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
- (baseball, slang) A pitcher
- (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
- A group of patients in a medical trial.
- (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
- (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
- (in the plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
- Initialism of accelerated reply mail (a service of the United States Postal Service)
- Initialism of adjustable rate mortgage.
- (computing) Initialism of Acorn RISC Machine or Advanced RISC Machine.
verb
- (obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- (transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
- (transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
- (intransitive, of a tool, weapon, or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.
- (transitive) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- (intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- (transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
adjective
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
- Abbreviation of Armenian. [Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.]
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Examples of "arm" in Sentences
- The upper arm is close fitting to the body.
- The rest of the arms are minor or adjunct arms.
- Fuel passes through the arm into the carburetor body.
- The printed bodies allowed manipulation of the arms and head.
- Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms.
- The SS was the military arm of the SS and as such got what they deserved.
- The arms and legs are also stuffed, and dangle from the main pillow body.
- The body cord goes under the grey armor, and into the arm, and out the glove.
- The arms are then pulled vigorously, straight down under the body to the hips.
- The skeleton was intact with the arms outstretched at right angles to the body.
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