Noun
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the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
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a division of some larger or more complex organization
"a branch of Congress"
"botany is a branch of biology"
"the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
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the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
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any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
"he was licensed to carry a weapon"
- weapon system -
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
"the arm of the record player"
"an arm of the sea"
"a branch of the sewer"
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a human limb
technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
Verb
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supply with arms
"The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
"troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
- build up