arm

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. limb, member; branch, wing; weapon, strength. See arms, power, part. —v. equip. See provision.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The upper human limb]

Syn. member, appendage, forelimb, forearm, fin*, soupbone*.

2. [Anything resembling an arm, sense 1]

Syn. bend, crook, projection, cylinder, sofa-end, branch, limb, appendage, rod, assembly, bough, offshoot, wing, prong, stump, hook, handle, bow, sleeve.

3. [A narrow stretch of water]

Syn. inlet, tributary, subdivision, branch, stream, estuary, sound, creek, run, brook, rivulet; see also bay .

4. [A weapon]

Syn. implement of war, gun, firearm; see arms 1 .

5. [A branch]

Syn. division, department, unit; see branch 1 .

• at arm's length,

Syn. aloof, at a distance, haughty, remote; see away 1 , unfriendly 2 .

• with open arms,

Syn. warmly, affectionately, joyously, cordially; see friendly 1 , sympathetically .

v.

1. [To equip]

Syn. supply, outfit, furnish; see provide 1 .

2. [To equip with weapons]

Syn. furnish weapons, prepare for combat, load, give firearms, issue weapons, equip with arms, accouter, array, gird, outfit, fit out, supply with instruments of warfare, provide with arms, munition, fortify.

Ant. disarm*, demilitarize, deactivate.

See Synonym Study at furnish .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. limb extremity, forearm.

2. branch extension, offshoot, appendage, projection.

II

v.

equip, furnish, issue, outfit, accoutre, provide, fit out, load.

ANT.: disarm

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something resembling or structurally analogous to a tree branch: branch, fork, offshoot. See PART. 2. A part added to a main structure: annex, extension, wing. See PART. 3. A component of government that performs a given function: agency, branch, department, division, organ, wing. See PART.