Arm
Arm ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon arm, earm; akin to Old High German aram, German, Dutch, Danish, & Swedish arm, Icelandic armr, Gothic arms, Latin armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Greek {not transcribed} joining, joint, shoulder, from the root {not transcribed} to join, to fit together; compare Slav. rame. {not transcribed}. See Art, Article.]
1.
The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
2.
(Naut) Anything resembling an arm
(a)
(Naut) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
(b)
(Naut) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
(c)
(Naut) A branch of a tree.
(d)
(Naut) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
(e)
(Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
(f)
(Naut) An inlet of water from the sea.
(g)
(Naut) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
3.
Figuratively: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Collocations (6)
Arm's end , the end of the arm; a good distance off. — Dryden
Arm's length , the length of the arm.
Arm's reach , reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.
To go or walk or arm in arm , to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. When arm in armwe went along.
To keep at arm's length , to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.
To work at arm's length , to work disadvantageously.
Arm , noun
[See Arms.]
(a)
(Military) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
(b)
(Military) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.
Arm ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Old English armen, French armer, from Latin armare, from arma, pl., arms. See arms.]
1.
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obsolete]
And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come, arm him.
Arm your prize;
I know you will not lose him.
2.
To furnish with arms or limbs. [Rare]
His shoulders broad and strong,
Armed long and round.
3.
To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Abram... armed his trained servants.
4.
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.
5.
Figuratively: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm yourselves... with the same mind.
Collocations (1)
To arm a magnet , to fit it with an armature.
Arm , intransitive verb
To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
'Tis time to arm.