English Dictionary
Definition arm in British English
arm verbWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]verbWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɑː(r)m/
Example
No government should be arming terrorists.
2
to provide yourself or other people with useful or impressive equipment, information etc
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arm’s-length (adjective)
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press someone’s (phrase)
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strong-arm (verb)
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the long arm of the law (phrase)
twist someone’s arm (phrase)