- arm
- nounADJECTIVE▪ left, right▪ upper▪
the muscles of the upper arm
▪ muscular, powerful, strong▪ bony, skinny, slender, thin▪ short▪ hairy▪ good▪He used his good arm to support his weight.
▪ aching, bad, bleeding, broken, bruised, injured, sore, weak▪I have a sore arm, so I'm afraid I can't help you.
▪ bandaged▪ prosthetic▪ raised, upraised▪ extended, open (often figurative), outstretched▪They're sure to welcome you with open arms.
▪ comforting, loving, protective▪He placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.
▪ waiting, welcoming▪Kris collapsed into her mother's waiting arms.
▪ crossed, folded▪He stood there with crossed arms, looking angry.
▪ shaking, trembling▪ flailing▪She ducked his flailing arms.
▪ bare▪ tanned▪ tattooedVERB + ARM▪ bend, flex, move▪ lift, lower, raise▪The figure in the boat raised an arm.
▪ flap, swing, wave▪He was running forward, waving his arms.
▪ break, dislocate, hurt, twist▪ amputate▪ extend, hold out, open, stretch out▪He held out his arms with a broad smile.
▪ cross, fold▪She folded her arms and stared at him.
▪ uncross, unfold▪ hook, link▪The couple linked arms and set off along the beach.
▪ catch, catch at, catch hold of, clutch, grab, grasp, take▪A hand reached out and caught hold of her arm.
▪She moved closer to her father and took his arm.
▪ grip, hold, pat, squeeze, touch▪ fall into▪They fell into each other's arms.
▪ draw sb into, gather sb into, pull sb into, take sb in▪He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.
▪ hold sb inARM + VERB▪ drop▪ bend▪ dangle, hang▪His arm hung awkwardly against his side.
▪ circle, slide, slip▪His arms slid around her.
▪Kate's right arm flung around.
▪ cradle sb/sth▪ clutch sb/sth▪His arms clutched his stomach.
▪ rest▪Her arms were resting on the table.
▪ tighten▪Her arms tightened convulsively around the child.
▪ shake, tremble▪ flail, swing, waveARM + NOUN▪ injury▪ muscle▪ motion, movement▪ gesture▪ stroke, swing▪ workoutPREPOSITION▪ by the arm▪The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm).
▪ in sb's arms▪The child lay in its mother's arms.
▪ on the arm▪She touched him gently on the arm.
▪ on your arm▪Lucy felt the warm sun on her bare arms.
▪He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm).
▪ under an/one/your arm▪She carried the dog under one arm.
PHRASES▪ arm in arm▪They walked along arm in arm (= with the arm of one person linked with the arm of the other)
▪ at arm's length▪He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible).
▪ the crook of an/sb's arm▪She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.
▪ fling your arms around sb/sth, put your arms around sb/sth, throw your arms around sb/sth▪He ran up to her and flung his arms around her.
▪ in each other's arms▪They fell asleep in each other's arms (= holding each other).
▪ with arms akimbo (= with your arms bent and your hands on your hips)▪She stood looking at him with arms akimbo.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
