Clues for the word "ARM"

We've had 647 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1650 times in crosswords. It was last seen in USA Today crossword on January 04, 2025.

Definition of arm

n. - The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
n. - Anything resembling an arm
n. - The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
n. - A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
n. - A branch of a tree.
n. - A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
n. - The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
n. - An inlet of water from the sea.
n. - A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
n. - Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
n. - A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
n. - A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.
v. t. - To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
v. t. - To furnish with arms or limbs.
v. t. - To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
v. t. - To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
v. t. - Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
v. i. - To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.