arm

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

2. 2noun

   Anything resembling an arm

3. 3noun

   The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.

4. 4noun

   A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.

5. 5noun

   A branch of a tree.

6. 6noun

   A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.

7. 7noun

   The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.

8. 8noun

   An inlet of water from the sea.

9. 9noun

   A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.

10. 10noun

    Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.

11. 11noun

    A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.

12. 12noun

    A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.

13. 13transitive verb

    To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

14. 14transitive verb

    To furnish with arms or limbs.

15. 15transitive verb

    To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.

16. 16transitive verb

    To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.

17. 17transitive verb

    Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.

18. 18intransitive verb

    To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.

19. 19noun

    the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

20. 20noun

    any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

    "the arm of the record player"

    "an arm of the sea"

    Synonyms

    branchlimb
21. 21noun

    the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

    Synonyms

    sleeve
22. 22noun

    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

    "he was licensed to carry a weapon"

    Synonyms

    weapon
23. 23noun

    a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

24. 24noun

    a division of some larger or more complex organization

    "a branch of Congress"

    "botany is a branch of biology"

    Synonyms

    branchsubdivision
25. 25verb

    prepare oneself for a military confrontation

    "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"

    "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

    Synonyms

    fortifygird
26. 26verb

    supply with arms

    "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"