"straight-arm" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} straight-arm (uncountable)
  1. An instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: stiff-arm
    Sense id: en-straight-arm-en-noun-XXjBKPQP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: straight arm

Verb

Forms: straight-arms [present, singular, third-person], straight-arming [participle, present], straight-armed [participle, past], straight-armed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} straight-arm (third-person singular simple present straight-arms, present participle straight-arming, simple past and past participle straight-armed)
  1. To ward off by holding the arms out straight. Synonyms: stiff-arm
    Sense id: en-straight-arm-en-verb-Ycr6Noc3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: straight arm

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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