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Definition of Arm
| n. | 1. | The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey. | | 2. | (Naut) Anything resembling an arm | | 3. | Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. | | 1. | (Mil.) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. | | v. t. | 1. | To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. | | 2. | To furnish with arms or limbs. | | 3. | To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. | | 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. | | 5. | Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. | | v. i. | 1. | To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. |
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