arm — meaning in English

English meaning

• arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
• branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
• indigent adj Very poor; lacking the basic resources needed to live.
• poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
• prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.

Senses

arm is used for these senses in English:

• branch Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
• indigent Poor; destitute; in need.
• poor (with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
• prong (sometimes, figurative) A branch; a fork.

arm — full definition

1. noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
2. noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
4. verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.

branch — full definition

1. noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
2. noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
3. noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
4. verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.

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