Meaning

(of the arms) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward..

Definitions by Sense

1. (of the arms) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
2. (of the legs) With legs spread and the knees bent in an outward or awkward way, sometimes with the feet touching.
3. Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
4. Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
5. (video games, slang, transitive) To wield (two weapons), one in each hand.

Example Sentences

"Now, then, mister," said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have it straight, now."

Girls take hold of the skirts; boys place the hands akimbo, bend forward from the waist, and bow.

Men preferred one pose above all others, namely, the elbow akimbo.

The man was standing akimbo.

Otherwise, it is likely that she may be accosted as "dear" or "Sally,"—invited to take "a drop o' tea," or otherwise chaffed by rough women standing akimbo at street doors.

...and the other end window bearing the figure of a woman standing akimbo with her right hand touching her right temple.

Although it was a little impractical, Elmer held his revolvers akimbo because to him it looked cool.

Word Forms

• akembo
• a kimbow
• kimbo
• akimbos
• akimboing
• akimboed

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Use akimbo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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