"arm" meaning in English

See arm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑːm/ [UK], /ɑːrm/ [US] Audio: en-us-arm.ogg [US], en-uk-arm.ogg [UK] Forms: arm [singular], arms [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. One of the upper limbs people have; arms start at the shoulder and go down to the wrist, sometimes the hand is included.
    Sense id: simple-arm-en-noun-8D2vwmCL Categories (other): Anatomy
  2. A weapon.
    Sense id: simple-arm-en-noun-cjLHNh-6

Verb

IPA: /ɑːm/ [UK], /ɑːrm/ [US] Audio: en-us-arm.ogg [US], en-uk-arm.ogg [UK] Forms: arm [canonical], arms [third-person, singular], armed [past], armed [past, participle], arming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To give or sell weapons to a person, group, or country.
    Sense id: simple-arm-en-verb-067xfMM4
  2. To get a tool or a weapon ready for action; to activate.
    Sense id: simple-arm-en-verb-DOgIEmq0
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