Etymology : Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit Irma arm
Pronunciation : 'ärm
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. part of the body between the shoulder and the hand. equip with weapons; be equipped with weapons. arm\arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. armed ; p. pr. & vb. n. arming.] [oe. armen, f. armer, fr. l. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. see:
arms.].
2. 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. --two n. kins.
3. to furnish with arms or limbs. [r.] his shoulders broad and strong, armed long and round. & fl.
4. to furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. abram armed his trained servants. xiv.
5. 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.
6. fig.: to furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. arm yourselves with the same mind. iv. 1.
7. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
8. Anything resembling an arm The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
9. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
10. A branch of a tree.
11. A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
12. The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
13. An inlet of water from the sea.
14. A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
15. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
16. A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
17. A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; commonly in the pl.
18. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
19. To furnish with arms or limbs.
20. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
21. 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.
22. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
23. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan".
24. arm.
25. adjustable-rate mortgage. Upper limb of a biped, particularly a primate. Primate arms have one long bone, the humerus, in the upper arm above the elbow, and two thinner bones, the radius and ulna, in the forearm. The triceps muscle straightens the forearm at the elbow joint; the brachialis and biceps muscles bend it. Forearm and small muscles in the hand move the hand and fingers. The term may also denote the limb or the locomotive or prehensile organ of an invertebrate (e.g., the ray of a starfish or the tentacle of an octopus). arms control coat of arms shield of arms Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Armed Islamic Group.
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