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(Q43471)(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

(shoulder-to-elbow) (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.

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

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

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.

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

A branch of an organization.

(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.

(slang) A pitcher

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

A group of patients in a medical trial.

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

(Scotland) {{cap|poor}}; lacking in riches or wealth.

(Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

(in the plural) {{cap|heraldic}} bearings or insignia.

(obsolete) {{cap|war}}; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war. {{rfex|en}}

To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.

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

To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.

(of a tool, weapon, or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.

To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.

To take up weapons; to arm oneself.

To fit (a magnet) with an armature.