| • | The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey. |
| • | Anything resembling an arm |
| • | The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. |
| • | A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. |
| • | A branch of a tree. |
| • | A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. |
| • | The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. |
| • | An inlet of water from the sea. |
| • | A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc. |
| • | Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. |
| • | A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. |
| • | A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl. |
| • | To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. |
| • | To furnish with arms or limbs. |
| • | To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. |
| • | To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. |
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