Meaning of 'arm' (Webster Dictionary)
- The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to
the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
- Anything resembling an arm
- The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
- A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate
animal.
- A branch of a tree.
- A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a
trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
- The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in
the fluke.
- An inlet of water from the sea.
- A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a
sofa, etc.
- Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm;
the arm of the law.
- A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made
efficient.
- A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; --
commonly in the pl.
- To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of
attack or resistance; to take arms.
- To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- To furnish with arms or limbs.
- To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as,
to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
- 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.
- Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for
resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Meaning of 'arm' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a division of some larger or more complex organization
Example in sentence:- a branch of Congress;
- botany is a branch of biology;
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
Meaning (2):
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Example in sentence:- a branch of the sewer;
- an arm of the sea;
- the arm of the record player
Meaning (3):
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Example in sentence:- he was licensed to carry a weapon
Meaning (4):
- supply with arms
Example in sentence:- The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
Meaning (5):
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Example in sentence:- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East;
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
Definition
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