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arm 1       (ärm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
  2. A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.
  3. Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.
  4. A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass: an arm of the sea. See Synonyms at branch.
  5. An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.
  6. Power or authority: the long arm of the law.
  7. Sports The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.


[Middle English, from Old English earm; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

armed (ärmd) adj.
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arm 2       (ärm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A weapon, especially a firearm: troops bearing arms; ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.
  2. A branch of a military force: infantry, armor, and other combat arms.
  3. arms
    1. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.
    2. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.
    3. Heraldry Bearings.
    4. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.
  4. arms
    1. Heraldry Bearings.
    2. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.

v.   armed, arm·ing, arms

v.   intr.
  1. To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.
  2. To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.

v.   tr.
  1. To equip with weapons: armed themselves with loaded pistols; arm a missile with a warhead; arm a nation for war.
  2. To equip with what is needed for effective action: tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.
  3. To provide with something that strengthens or protects: a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.
  4. To prepare (a weapon) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.


[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armāre, from arma.]

armed (ärmd) adj., arm'er n.
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