arm
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes…The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
» I can't lift my right arm.
Ich kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
Ich kann den rechten Arm nicht heben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
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15 sensesThe portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
Arm
рука́ruká
рука́ruká
The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
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
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopus
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.
ру́чкаrúčka
A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
рука́вrukáv
A branch of an organization.
the cavalry arm of the military service
a division of some larger or more complex organization
(figuratively)Power; might; strength; support.
the arm of the law
the secular arm
(slang)A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
One of the two parts of a chromosome.
Arm
A group of patients in a medical trial.
(South Africa, slang)A quantity of dagga leaves rolled up in paper into a thick cylinder.
Examples
2171 sentencesI can't lift my right arm.
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
She caught me by the arm.
Вона схопила мене за руку. — deniko
ruОна схватила меня за руку. — marafon
deSie packte mich am Arm. — wolfgangth
She has long arms and legs.
Вона має довгі руки та ноги. — deniko
ruУ неё длинные руки и ноги. — marafon
deSie hat lange Arme und Beine. — Esperantostern
Tom fell and broke his arm.
Том упав і зламав руку. — deniko
ruТом упал и сломал руку. — odexed
deTom ist gefallen und hat sich den Arm gebrochen. — Manfredo
Tom took Mary in his arms.
Том пригорнув Мері. — deniko
ruТом обнял Мэри. — marafon
deTom nahm Mary in den Arm. — jast
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from Proto-West Germanic *arFrom Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”).
Back-formation from arms (plural), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.
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Forms
plural: armsSynonyms
7 synonyms- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm:branchlimb
- the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm:sleeve
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting:weaponweapon system
- a division of some larger or more complex organization:branchsubdivision
Word family
106 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- broke his arm
- his arm around
- on his arm
- under his arm
- by the arm
- his right arm
- arm around
- put his arm
- right arm
- arm in arm
- in his arms
- his arms folded
See also
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