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View synonyms for forearm

forearm

1

[ fawr-ahrm, fohr- ]

noun

  1. Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
  2. Zoology. the corresponding part of the foreleg between the elbow and the knee in certain quadrupeds.


forearm

2

[ fawr-ahrm, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to prepare in advance or beforehand, especially for difficulties.

forearm

1

/ ˈfɔːrˌɑːm /

noun

  1. the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist cubitalradial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


forearm

2

/ fɔːrˈɑːm /

verb

  1. tr to prepare or arm (someone, esp oneself) in advance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forearm1

First recorded in 1735–45; fore- + arm 1

Origin of forearm2

First recorded in 1585–95; fore- + arm 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forearm1

C18: from fore- + arm 1

Origin of forearm2

C16: from fore- + arm ²
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Example Sentences

Though Brady still had to wear a play-call sheet strapped to his forearm in the playoffs, they became the first team ever to score 30 points or more in four games in a postseason.

These bracelets look a lot like something John McEnroe might have worn on a tennis court in the ’70s, but they have a plastic insert that applies pressure to a point on the underside of your forearm, just below the wrist.

The 100S is more than a full pound lighter than the 3-pound GFX 100, which is a huge difference when you’re trying not to destroy your wrists and forearms.

If the bench is short, place your forearm on the floor, with your elbow directly below your shoulder, bent to 90 degrees.

Sometimes, chemicals splashed on him and burned his forearms.

A loose strand across my forearm in the morning, later one at my desk.

His doctors insisted on immediate surgery and when Miles woke, his forearm was gone.

He saw, up on her forearm, the row of angry little bruises, like someone had grabbed her hard.

Almost the entire length of his forearm is covered in a tattoo of all of us from the 8-bit episode.

Volunteers exposed a patch of their forearm and a machine blew air across it, enticing mosquitoes into a trap.

He was wounded in the left shoulder, forearm and right hand and had to have his left arm amputated the next day.

Fortunately, however, it has escaped with only the loss of part of the right forearm and shoulder.

A series of light scratches are made on the skin of the forearm or the inner side of the arm where the skin is delicate.

On the evening following, the forearm was immersed in a bowl of hot permanganate solution containing a little caustic potash.

Almost staggering, she broke from the crowd and, with one forearm across her scarlet face, rushed past them into the school-house.

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