arm : Idioms & Phrases

• a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.

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• human strength or aid.

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• noun a band worn around the arm for decoration
  armlet.
  

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• noun a bone in the arm
  

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• noun exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
  

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• noun a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
  arm guard.
  

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• noun a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
  arm guard.
  

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• the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden.

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• noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
  

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• the length of the arm.

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• reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.

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Arm"-gret` adjective

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1. Great as a man's arm. Obs.

   A wreath of gold, arm-gret. Chaucer.

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• noun persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure
  
  • some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result
  • no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree

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• noun northern Atlantic sea poacher
  Agonus cataphractus; pogge.
  

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• noun an engagement fought between two military forces
  combat.
  

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• noun the military forces of a nation
  armed forces; military; military machine; war machine.
  
  • their military is the largest in the region
  • the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker

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• noun military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
  

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• noun the 3rd Saturday in May
  

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• noun a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
  GIA.
  
  • the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres

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• noun robbery at gunpoint
  stickup; heist; holdup.
  

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• noun a force that is a branch of the armed forces
  armed service; military service; service.
  

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• noun the military forces of a nation
  armed forces; military; military machine; war machine.
  
  • their military is the largest in the region
  • the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
• noun a force that is a branch of the armed forces
  armed service; military service; service.
  

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• noun a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
  

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• noun a deal to provide military arms
  

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• noun an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
  munitions industry.
  

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• noun someone who manufactures arms and munitions
  

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• noun a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
  

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• noun a smuggler of guns
  gunrunner.
  

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• (Her.), originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.

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• adverb at some distance
  
  • keep someone at arm's length

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• . See under Arm.

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• noun a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
  bachelor; knight bachelor.
  

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• educated to the profession of a soldier.

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• (Her.), bearings in the nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer. Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear.

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• (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry.

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• (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.

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• noun the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  arms; blazon; blazonry.
  

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• (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.

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• noun contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
  contact arm; wiper.
  

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Cross"-armed` adjective

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1. With arms crossed.

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• trans. of L. vi et armis (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence.

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• noun a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
  FAR; Army for the Liberation of Rwanda; Interahamwe; ALIR.
  
  • in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists

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• noun a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
  

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• the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; often abbreviated to Garter.

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• noun one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
  gentleman-at-arms.
  

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• noun one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
  gentleman-at-arms.
  

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• a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. Eng.

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• adjective satellite having massive arms
  
  • he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed

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Heav"y-armed` adjective

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1. (Mil.) Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms.

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• armed for war; in a state of hostility.

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• the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.

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• tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead. See To arm the lead (below).

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• noun a rifle or pistol
  

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• adjective satellite armed with light weapons
  light-armed.
  
• adjective satellite armed with light equipment and weapons
  
  • a light-armed brigade

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Light"-armed` adjective

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1. Armed with light weapons or accouterments.

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• adjective satellite armed with light weapons
  light-armed.
  

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• adjective satellite having relatively long arms
  

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Long"-armed` adjective

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1. Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.

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• a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier fully armed.

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• noun a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
  

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• noun (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
  manual.
  

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• noun the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
  

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• adjective satellite having one arm
  
  • a one-armed veteran

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• noun a slot machine that is used for gambling
  slot.
  
  • they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

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• noun a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
  

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• (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought to a position with its but resting on the ground; also, the position taken at such a command.

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O"ver-arm` adjective

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1. (Cricket, etc.) Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. See Overhard. "An over-arm with a round-arm bowler." R. A. Proctor.

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• (Mil.), the command in response to which the gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior officer; also, the position taken at such a command.

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• noun mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
  pickup arm; pickup.
  

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• (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. Wilhelm.

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• a position in the manual of arms, executed as above.

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Proof`-arm" transitive verb

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1. To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. R. Beau. & Fl.

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• verb arm anew
  rearm.
  
  • After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm

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• (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready."

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• (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an angle of 45°, and is held as in the illustration.

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• noun a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers
  Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia; FARC.
  

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• (Mil.), a position in the Manual of Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left, and held as in the illustration.

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• noun a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
  valve rocker.
  

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• (Mach.), an arm borne by a rock shaft.

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• adjective satellite with the arm swung round at shoulder height
  
  • round-arm bowling
• adverb with an outward or horizontal swing of the arm
  
  • he hit the ball round-arm

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Round"-arm` adjective

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1. (Cricket) Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally. R. A. Proctor.

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• (Mil.), a command and a position in the manual of arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is turned with the barrel to the front and grasped by the right hand at the lewer band, the muzzle is dropped to the front, and the piece held with the guard under the right arm, the hand supported against the hip, and the thumb on the rammer.

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• noun an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
  sergeant at arms.
  

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• an officer of a legislative body, or of a deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands in preserving order and arresting offenders. See Sergeant, 1.

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• noun an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
  sergeant at arms.
  

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• . See Sergeant-at-arms, under Sergeant.

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• noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
  shooting iron; side arm; pistol; handgun.
  

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• noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
  shooting iron; side arm; pistol; handgun.
  

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• weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet, pistols, etc.

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• portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.
• muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon.

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• noun a portable gun
  piece; firearm.
  
  • he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster

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• (Mil.), a number of muskets or rifles set up together, with the bayonets crossing one another, forming a sort of conical self-supporting pile.

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• . (Mil.) See under Arms.

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• noun (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
  

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• noun negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
  SALT.
  

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• verb handle roughly
  
  • He was strong-armed by the policemen
• verb be bossy towards
  bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; browbeat.
  
  • Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
• verb use physical force against
  
  • They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant
• adjective satellite impelled by physical force especially against resistance
  forcible; physical.
  
  • forcible entry
  • a real cop would get physical
  • strong-arm tactics

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• (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command.

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• (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc.

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• the right arm.

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• noun a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing
  

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• verb commence hostilities
  take arms; go to war.
  

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• verb commence hostilities
  take arms; go to war.
  

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• to fit it with an armature.

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• to fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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• ! a summons to war or battle.

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• (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier.

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• to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. "When arm in armwe went along." Tennyson.

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• to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.

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• (Mil.), to place three guns together so that they may stand upright, supporting each other; to stack arms.

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• (Mil.), to set up a number of muskets or rifles together, with the bayonets crossing one another, and forming a sort of conical pile.

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• to commence war or hostilities.

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• . Same as To take arms, above.

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• to work disadvantageously.

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• noun mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
  pickup arm; pickup.
  

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• adverb armed and prepared for fighting
  

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• armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.
• . (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms.

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Un"der-arm adjective

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1. (Cricket) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

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• noun contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
  contact arm; wiper.
  

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• noun an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface
  

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