Arm

Quick meaning: Arm is a noun meaning (anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

Meaning

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

More Meanings

1. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
2. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
3. The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
4. (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
5. A branch of an organization.
6. (figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

the arms of an octopus

The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.

Samad made a grab for the boy and caught him by the arm of his shirt.

She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”

Word Forms

• arms
• arming
• armed
• armer
• armest

Synonyms for arm

Depending on context, synonyms include beweapon, sleeve, fortify, subdivision, gird, weapon.

Antonyms for arm

Common opposites include disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include branch, sleeve, gird, weapon, fortify, build up.

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