English Dictionary

arm

/ɑːm/

noun

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. / (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.

He broke his arm while playing football.

意味（1）

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.

意味（2）

(anatomy) 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.

意味（3）

A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.

the arms of an octopus

意味（4）

The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.

[…] one arm of this jacket streamed behind him like the broidered arm of a huzzar’s surcoat.

意味（5）

A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm 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.

意味（6）

(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.

Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.

意味（7）

A branch of an organization.

the cavalry arm of the military service

意味（8）

(figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.

the arm of the law

意味（9）

(baseball, slang) A pitcher

The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.

意味（10）

(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.

意味（11）

A group of patients in a medical trial.