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Arm   /ɑrm/   Listen
noun
Arm  n.  
1.
The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
2.
Anything resembling an arm; as,
(a)
The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
(b)
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
(c)
A branch of a tree.
(d)
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)
An inlet of water from the sea.
(g)
A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
3.
Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. "To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?"
Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off.
Arm's length, the length of the arm.
Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.
To go arm in arm (or To walk 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  n.  (Mil.)
(a)
A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
(b)
A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; commonly in the pl.


verb
Arm  v. t.  (past & past part. armed; pres. part. arming)  
1.
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. (Obs.) "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. (R.) "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.
Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. "Arm yourselves... with the same mind."
To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.


Arm  v. i.  To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. " 'Tis time to arm."





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... momentary wit (That wit, which or in council or in fight, Still met the emergence, and determined right). 'Hush thee (he cried, soft whispering in my ear), Speak not a word, lest any Greek may hear'— And then (supporting on his arm his head), 'Hear me, companions! (thus aloud he said:) Methinks too distant from the fleet we lie: E'en now a vision stood before my eye, And sure the warning vision was from high: Let from among us some swift courier rise, Haste to the general, and ...
— The Odyssey of Homer • Homer, translated by Alexander Pope
... man of that kidney to stand by, a tame spectator of such scandalous foul play, he therefore rushed through the croud, and joining the young man, made the assailants feel the force of his arm, which nature, aided by some skill in the pugilistic art, had in no ordinary degree qualified for that useful purpose. On the present occasion he acted under the impulse of a two-fold duty, first as a generous man bound to sustain the weak and oppressed ...
— The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 • Various
... notary, tried cases coming under the canon law, such as those relating to matrimony and all cases involving the clergy. Idolatry on the part of the Indians or Chinese might be punished by this court. [86] The Holy Inquisition transplanted to New Spain in 1569 stretched its long arm across the great ocean to the Philippines, in the person of a commissioner, for the preservation of the true faith. The Indians and Chinese were exempted from its jurisdiction. Its processes were roundabout, and must have given a considerable proportion of its accused a chance to die ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 • Emma Helen Blair
... and showed first his instructions given before he left Ogdensburg four days ago; he bared his arm and showed a tattooed U. S. A., a relic of Academy days, then his linen marked J. F., and a signet ring with similar initials, and last the great packet of papers addressed to General Hampton. Then he said: "When you hand over your despatches to me I will give ...
— Rolf In The Woods • Ernest Thompson Seton
... went quickly to her and put her arm round her. Ruth was sobbing helplessly. The strain had broken her. John Bannister's face was leaden. The veins stood out on his forehead. His ...
— The Coming of Bill • P. G. Wodehouse


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