Definición de «arm» en inglés

noun

1. (anatomy) The 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!”

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.

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

   • the arms of an octopus

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

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 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.

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

   • Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.

7. A branch of an organization.

   • the cavalry arm of the military service

8. (figurative) Power; might; strength; support.

   • the arm of the law
   • the secular arm

9. (baseball, slang) A pitcher

   • The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.

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

11. A group of patients in a medical trial.

verb

1. (obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

adjective

1. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.

2. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.

noun

1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.

2. (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

   • The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.

3. (in the plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.

verb

1. (transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.

   • The king armed his knights with swords and shields.

2. (transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.