arm

  • 51arm — I n. upper limb 1) to bend; cross; fold; lower; raise; stretch; swing; wave one s arms 2) (misc.) to take smb. by the arm; to fling/put/throw one s arms around smb.; to carry smt. under one s arm; to greet smb. with open/outstretched arms; to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 52arm — I UK [ɑː(r)m] / US [ɑrm] noun [countable] Word forms arm : singular arm plural arms *** 1) a) one of the two long parts of your body with your hands at the end I put my arm around his shoulders. in someone s arms: She was holding the baby in her… …

    English dictionary

  • 53arm — I [[t]ɑrm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the upper limb of the human body b) the upper limb from shoulder to elbow 2) anat. a) the forelimb of any vertebrate b) any similar structure in an invertebrate 3) hfi any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54arm — I. /am / (say ahm) noun 1. the upper limb of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2. this limb, exclusive of the hand. 3. the forelimb of any four legged vertebrate. 4. some part of an organism like or likened to an arm. 5. any arm like… …

  • 55arm — 1. n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the forelimb of an animal. b the flexible limb of an invertebrate animal (e.g. an octopus). 3 a the sleeve of a garment. b the side part of a chair etc., used to …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 56arm — {{11}}arm (n.1) upper limb, O.E. earm arm, from P.Gmc. *armaz (Cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Ger. arm, O.N. armr, O.Fris. erm), from PIE root *ar fit, join (Cf. Skt. irmah arm, Armenian armukn …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 57ARM — An arm is an upper limb of the body.Arm (or arms) may also refer to:* Armaments, weapons; as in Small arms, Right to arms * Eta Capricorni, a star, traditional name Arm * Arm (geography), a narrow stretch of a larger body of water ** Distributary …

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  • 58Arm — Einem unter die Arme greifen: ihm in einer augenblicklichen Not oder Verlegenheit behilflich sein. Die ursprüngliche Vorstellung ist, daß man einem Strauchelnden oder Umsinkenden beispringt und ihn unter den Armen umfängt, ehe er zu Fall kommt;… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 59Arm — Ạrm der; (e)s, e; 1 einer der beiden Körperteile des Menschen oder Affen, die an den Schultern anfangen und bis zu den Fingern reichen <der rechte, linke Arm; die Arme ausbreiten, ausstrecken, verschränken; den Arm um jemanden / um jemandes… …

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  • 60arm*/*/*/ — [ɑːm] noun [C] I 1) one of the two long parts of your body with your hands at the end I put my arm around his shoulders.[/ex] She was holding the baby in her arms.[/ex] Jim was carrying a parcel under his arm.[/ex] She folded her arms across her… …

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