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Forearm

//ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
  2. 2
    the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist wordnet
  3. 3
    A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.
Verb
  1. 1
    To arm in preparation. figuratively, sometimes, transitive

    "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."

  2. 2
    arm in advance of a confrontation wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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