Meaning of arm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Armenian
2. Initialism of accelerated reply mail, a service of the United States Postal Service.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Initialism of Acorn RISC Machine or Advanced RISC Machine.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
5. A weapon.
   usually
6. branch, limb (of a tree)
7. Initialism of adjustable rate mortgage.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
8. Initialism of Australian Republic Movement.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
9. The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
10. adjustable-rate mortgage
11. Heraldic bearings or insignia.
    in-plural
12. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
13. An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.
14. War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
    in-plural, obsolete
15. The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
16. With arms linked together: They walked across the beach arm in arm.
17. 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.
18. At such a distance that physical or social contact is discouraged: kept the newcomer at arm's length at first.
19. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
20. With great cordiality and hospitality.
21. A branch of an organization.
22. Extremely upset; indignant.
23. Power; might; strength; support.
    figuratively
24. adjustable-rate mortgage.
25. A pitcher
    slang
26. Armenian.
27. One of the two parts of a chromosome.
28. as much as a person can hold in one arm or in both arms. an armful of flowers/clothes. armvol مِلء الذِّراع наръчен braçada náruč armvoll favnfuld μια αγκαλιά (ποσότητα) brazada, brazado sületäis به اندازۀ یک بغل؛ با دست های پر sylillinen brassée מְלוֹא הַזְרוֹע अंकवार-भर naramak nyalábnyi sepelukan faðmfylli, fang bracciata 腕いっぱいの量 한 아름 glėbis pilns klēpis serangkum armvolfavn naręcze د یو غیږ په اندازه ، له ډکو لاسونو یا غیږ سره braçada braţ охапка náruč naročaj pregršt famn, fång ปริมาณเต็...
29. A group of patients in a medical trial.
30. a strip of cloth etc worn round the arm. The people all wore black armbands as a sign of mourning. armband شَريط عَلى الذِّراع презрамка braçadeira páska na rukávě die Armbinde armbind περιβραχιόνιοbrazal, brazalete käelint بازوبند käsivarsinauha brassard סֶרֶט זְרוֹע बाजूबन्द traka na rukavu karszalag ban lengan sorgarborði bracciale 腕章 완장 raištis piedurknes apsējs pengikat lengan mouwband armbindopaska بازو بند braçadeira banderolă нарукавная повязка páska na rukáve trak na rokavu traka oko...
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Equivalents

Examples

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

“When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.”

“And you stare at me In your Jesus Christ pose Arms held out Like you've been carrying a load”

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

“the arms of an octopus”

“[…] one arm of this jacket streamed behind him like the broidered arm of a huzzar’s surcoat.”

“[…] he noticed that a dark stain had appeared under the arm of her grey silk dress.”

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

“The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.”

“Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.”

“the cavalry arm of the military service”

“Congress has asked the Government Accountability Office, its investigative arm, to review the workplace complaints raised by air marshals, said Charles Young, a spokesman for the office.”

“the arm of the law”

“the secular arm”

“To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?”

“The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.”

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

“The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.”

“The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.”

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