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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Arm \Arm\, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., &
Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and
prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to
join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See Art,
Article.]
1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder
to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
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2. Anything resembling an arm; as,
(a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
(b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an
invertebrate animal.
(c) A branch of a tree.
(d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting
from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a
steelyard.
(e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor
which ends in the fluke.
(f) An inlet of water from the sea.
(g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the
end of a sofa, etc.
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3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular
arm; the arm of the law.
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To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? --Isa. lii.
1.
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Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off.
--Dryden.
Arm's length, the length of the arm.
Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can
reach.
To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with the arm or hand
of one linked in the arm of another. ``When arm in armwe
went along.'' --Tennyson.
To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally
or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact
or familiar intercourse.
To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Arm \Arm\, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., &
Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and
prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to
join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See Art,
Article.]
1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder
to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
2. Anything resembling an arm; as,
(a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
(b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an
invertebrate animal.
(c) A branch of a tree.
(d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting
from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a
steelyard.
(e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor
which ends in the fluke.
(f) An inlet of water from the sea.
(g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the
end of a sofa, etc.
3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular
arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? --Isa. lii.
1.
Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off.
--Dryden.
Arm's length, the length of the arm.
Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can
reach.
To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with the arm or hand
of one linked in the arm of another. ``When arm in armwe
went along.'' --Tennyson.
To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally
or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact
or familiar intercourse.
To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arm in arm
adv.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
alt.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
arm in arm
adv.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
alt.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
arm in arm
adv.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
alt.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
arm in arm
adv.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
alt.
(''of two or more people'') With arms linked together; with arms
around each other's shoulder or waist.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arm in arm
Engelska adv.
arm i arm, i armkrok
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
arm in arm /ˈɑːm ɪn ˈɑːm/
kaulaillen, kaulakkain, käsi vyötäröllä, käsikoukkua, käsikynkkää
arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "arm in arm":
affably, agreeably, amiably, amicably, approaching, approximate,
approximating, ardently, arm-in-arm, burning, cheek by jowl,
cheek-by-jowl, close, companionably, congenially, cordially,
familiarly, favorably, friendliwise, friendly, genially,
gregariously, hand in glove, hand in hand, hand-in-hand, heartily,
herewith, hot, intimate, intimately, near, near the mark, nearing,
nearish, nigh, nighish, pleasantly, propinque, proximal, proximate,
shoulder to shoulder, side-by-side, sociably, socially, therewith,
therewithal, vicinal, warm, warmly, with open arms
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
手挽手地
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
臂挽臂
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