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forearm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • audio New Mexico
  • /ˈfɔɹˌɑɹm/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/

Etymology

From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).

Meanings

  1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
  2. A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forearms Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

upper arm (part of the arm) · aftarm (part of the arm) · brachium (part of the arm)

Deriveds

forearm smash · forearm crutch · forearm jerk · forearm bone

Synonyms

antebrachium (part of the arm) · lower arm (part of the arm) · handguard (part of a weapon) · forestock (part of a weapon)

Translations (103)

da underarm (part of the arm) · fr avant-bras (part of the arm) · ko 팔뚝 (part of the arm) · nn underarm (part of the arm) · egy D41:Z1 (part of the arm) · arz دراع (part of the arm) · cop ϫⲫⲟⲓ (part of the arm) · ale tulax̂ (part of the arm) · ko 아래팔 (part of the arm) · ja 前膊 (part of the arm) · arz ساعد (part of the arm) · sh долактица (part of the arm) · ms ruas siku (part of the arm) · ko 하박 (part of the arm) · zku manarntu (part of the arm) · lt dilbis (part of the arm) · zu úmkhôno (part of the arm) · fa ساعد (part of the arm) · he אַמָּה (part of the arm) · cop ⲙⲁϩⲓ (part of the arm) · de Vorderarm (part of the arm) · lo ແຂນ (part of the arm) · sv underarm (part of the arm) · fi kyynärvarsi (part of the arm) · grc πῆχυς (part of the arm) · sk predlaktie (part of the arm) · pt antebraço (part of the arm) · cy elin (part of the arm) · nl onderarm (part of the arm) · te ముంజేయి (part of the arm) · fa-ira ارش (part of the arm) · it avambraccio (part of the arm) · yue 前臂 (part of the arm) · sh podlaktica (part of the arm) · cy rhagfraich (part of the arm) · el πήχυς (part of the arm) · sh dolaktica (part of the arm) · lv apakšdelms (part of the arm) · cmn 下臂 (part of the arm) · nog билек (part of the arm) · alt билек (part of the arm) · pl przedramię (part of the arm) · csm pá·čany- (part of the arm) · ka მკლავი (part of the arm) · af onderarm (part of the arm) · ga(part of the arm) · mi karera (part of a firearm below and supporting the barrel.) · wa divant-bresse (part of the arm) · bcl takyag (part of the arm) · mr पोटरी (part of the arm) · shi ⵉⵖⵉⵍ (part of the arm) · ca avantbraç (part of the arm) · mk подлактица (part of the arm) · vo donabrad (part of the arm) · de Unterarm (part of the arm) · br arvrec'h (part of the arm) · mhr кынер (part of the arm) · af voorarm (part of the arm) · cop ϭⲛⲁϩ (part of the arm) · ms lengan bawah (part of the arm) · ar سَاعِد (part of the arm) · zza harıs (part of the arm) · mi kikowhiti (part of the arm) · mi tāhau o te ringa (part of the arm) · fy ûnderearm (part of the arm) · tl takday (part of the arm) · sh подлактица (part of the arm) · ota ساعد (part of the arm) · nci matzotzopaztli (part of the arm) · cmn 前臂 (part of the arm) · fa زنگیچه (part of the arm) · hy նախաբազուկ (part of the arm) · ro antebraț (part of the arm) · es antebrazo (part of the arm) · ru предпле́чье (part of the arm) · mi tātāhau (part of the arm) · arz زند (part of the arm) · wa bresse do dzo (part of the arm) · alt кары (part of the arm) · bg предми́шница (part of the arm) · ka წინამხარი (part of the arm) · eu besaurre (part of the arm) · nb underarm (part of the arm) · mrj кӹнер (part of the arm) · tr önkol (part of the arm) · ota بیلك (part of the arm) · hu alkar (part of the arm) · nv agąąlóóʼ (part of the arm) · ja 前腕 (part of the arm) · kk білек (part of the arm) · kl assaat (part of the arm) · ta முன்கை (part of the arm) · bo ལག་ངར (part of the arm) · is framhandleggur (part of the arm) · mi tāhau (part of the arm) · cs předloktí (part of the arm) · cop ϭⲛⲁⲩϩ (part of the arm) · sq parakrah (part of the arm) · th ปลายแขน (part of the arm) · ary دراع (part of the arm) · la antebrachium (part of the arm) · fo undirarmur (part of the arm) · ko 전완 (part of the arm)

wikidata: Q228537

forearm en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfɔɹˈɑɹm/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌfɔːˈɹɑːm/

Etymology

From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To arm in preparation.
    • But in so far as they were able to forearm themselves against the anxieties of bereavement, the loss may have been that much easier to face. 2013, Peter Marris, Widows and Their Families, page 20:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forearmed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forearmed Tense=Past lexicographic
forearming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forearms Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic