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the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" 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 prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" |
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