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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Arm \Arm\, n. [See {Arms}.] (Mil.) (a) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. (b) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Arm \Arm\, v. i. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. " 'Tis time to arm." --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Armed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arming}.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See {arms}.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. --Two N. Kins. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.] [1913 Webster] His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and round. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. [1913 Webster] Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv. 14. [1913 Webster] 4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling. [1913 Webster] 5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. [1913 Webster] Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet. iv. 1. [1913 Webster] {To arm a magnet}, to fit it with an armature. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. [1913 Webster] To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? --Isa. lii. 1. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: arm n 1: 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 2: any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: {arm}, {branch}, {limb}] 3: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {weapon}, {arm}, {weapon system}] 4: the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person 5: a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" [syn: {branch}, {subdivision}, {arm}] 6: the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm [syn: {sleeve}, {arm}] v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {fortify}, {gird}] [ant: {demilitarise}, {demilitarize}, {disarm}] 2: supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: ARM Adobe Reader and acrobat Manager (Adobe) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: ARM Advanced RISC Machines (manufacturer, Acorn, Apple, VLSI, RISC) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: ARM Annotated [c++] Reference Manual From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: ARM Application Response Measurement [working group] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: ARM Asynchronous Response Mode From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: arm 1. arm 2. miserable; poor 3. poor From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: arm /arm/ beggarly; indigent; indigently; needy; poor; poorly From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Arm /arm/ arm From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: arm‐ arm; arm‐ From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: arm /ɑrm/ 1. arm 2. crank 3. miserable; poor 4. poor From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: arm arm