arm
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noun- 1.
(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
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(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
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A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopus
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The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
Đồng nghĩa: sleeve
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A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
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(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
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A branch of an organization.
the cavalry arm of the military service
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(figuratively)(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
the arm of the law
the secular arm
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(slang)(baseball, slang) A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
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(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
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A group of patients in a medical trial.
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(usually)(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
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verb- 1.
(obsolete)To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- 2.
(transitive)To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
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(figuratively, transitive)(transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
Many following him, and, in his journeyings, he visited many at their houses, and gave them consolation, arming them with steady resolves, to be patient in suffering and trust to God for their reward; […]
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(transitive)To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
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(intransitive)(intransitive, of a tool, weapon, or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.
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(transitive)To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
to arm the hilt of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
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(intransitive)To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
The sergeant sent out an order to arm the team for the next mission.
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(transitive)To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
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adjective- 1.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- 2.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
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ine-pro From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (arm), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (to join, fit together). 2 cog Akin to arm, Arm,, arm. Indo-European cognates include armus, рамо, ramię, rȁme, արմունկ elbow, ἁρμός and ἅρμα (wagon, chariot), 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀,.