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arm

∞ 1.0

The part of the body from the shoulder to the hand

noun
/ɑrm/

: brazo

Rachael's father lifted her up and ran with her in his arms to their car.
arms and legs
arms outstretched
shoulder and arm

He went chest down, arms out like Superman.

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Examples

Can you hold your arms out wide to give me a hug?
Cross your left arm over your right arm.
What happened to that boy whose arm I fixed?

Stagecoach (1939)
I had a broken arm once.

Double Indemnity (1944)
I wrapped my arms around you.

Jack Be Nimble (1993)
Her clavicle is up like that, and her arm is stretched out.
Here she stood on a bench, her arms tightly drawn above her head.

Academic text (2008)
Left arm, right arm?

Babes (2024)
The doctor examined my broken arm and advised rest for a few weeks.
He raised his left arm to point at the beautiful painting.

Idioms

arm in arm

13 2.8

Walking close together while holding each other's arms

an arm and a leg

Informal

12 5.8

A very high cost that needs a lot of money

to twist someone's arm

Informal

10 4.4

Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them

long arm of the law

4 4.8

The power of police to find and catch criminals far away

to talk your arm off

Informal

1 8.4

To speak to someone for a very long time until they get tired of listening

Compounds

small arm

Specialized

26 4.9

A gun like a handgun or rifle that a person can carry

arm-twisting

Informal

5 6.3

Strong pressure from someone to make you do something

long arm

5 6.0

Power to reach and influence people or events far away

side arm

4 4.4

A small gun you hold and fire with one hand

arm band

3 3.0

A band worn around the upper arm to show a role or for decoration

arm bone

3 2.7

A bone that forms part of the arm, for example the humerus, radius or ulna

light arm

Specialized

1 5.8

A gun like a rifle or pistol carried and used by one person

arm throw

1 2.8

A throw that uses the arm, often in sport

rocker arm

Specialized

1 6.9

A lever that moves on a center point to open or close an engine valve

arm exercise

1 2.3

A movement that makes the arm muscles stronger, like lifting weights

arm guard

1 3.1

A padded sleeve that protects the arm during sports like football or hockey

crank arm

Specialized

1 3.8

A metal arm that connects a bicycle pedal to the chain

straight-arm

Specialized

1 7.0

In American football, pushing a defender away by holding the arm straight

writing arm

1 6.7

A small flat board attached to a chair to write on

arm pat

1 1.8

A gentle touch on the arm to show comfort or support

tone arm

Specialized

1 7.1

A light balanced arm on a record player that holds the needle and moves across a record

wiper arm

Specialized

1 6.8

A metal arm that moves to touch different electrical contacts in a control like a volume knob

arm pad

1 3.0

A protective pad worn on the arm to stop injuries in sports like football or hockey

contact arm

Specialized

8.2

A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits

Right Arm of the Free World

Literature

9.3

A country or organization that strongly supports democracy and freedom worldwide

round-arm

Specialized

7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

pickup arm

Specialized

8.6

A movable arm on a record player that holds the needle and follows the grooves

How Mobile

to wing

5 3.9

leg

∞ 1.0

limb

213 1.0

arm

∞ 1.0

flipper

21 3.1

stump

58 3.0

Surface Forms

arm singular

arms plural

Etymology

Arm for the body part comes from an old German word for the limb that 'reaches' and 'holds', similar to the modern German Arm. So an arm is easy to remember as the part that reaches out to lift, carry, or touch things.