Standard Lemma guide

forearm

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/
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  • /ˈfɔɹˌɑɹm/
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  • /ˌfɔːˈɹɑːm/
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  • /ˌfɔɹˈɑɹm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To arm in preparation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, sometimes, transitive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: limb

5

verb

Meaning 5

arm in advance of a confrontation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arm, build up, fortify, gird

History

Etymology

From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).

Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: onderarm — part of the arm
  • Afrikaans: voorarm — part of the arm
  • Albanian: parakrah — part of the arm
  • Aleut: tulax̂ — part of the arm
  • Southern Altai: кары (karï) — part of the arm
  • Southern Altai: билек (bilek) — part of the arm
  • Arabic: سَاعِد (sāʕid) — part of the arm
  • Arabic: ساعد (saʕed) — part of the arm
  • Arabic: دراع (derāʕ) — part of the arm
  • Arabic: زند (zend) — part of the arm
  • Arabic: دراع (drāʕ) — part of the arm
  • Armenian: նախաբազուկ (naxabazuk) — part of the arm
  • Basque: besaurre — part of the arm
  • Central Bikol: takyag — part of the arm
  • Breton: arvrec'h — part of the arm
  • Bulgarian: предми́шница (predmíšnica) — part of the arm
  • Catalan: avantbraç — part of the arm
  • Chinese Cantonese: 前臂 (cin4 bei3) — part of the arm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 前臂 (qiánbì) — part of the arm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下臂 (xiàbì) — part of the arm
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁϩⲓ (mahi) — part of the arm
  • Coptic: ϫⲫⲟⲓ (jphoi) — part of the arm
  • Coptic: ϭⲛⲁϩ (čnah) — part of the arm
  • Coptic: ϭⲛⲁⲩϩ (čnauh) — part of the arm
  • Czech: předloktí — part of the arm
  • Danish: underarm — part of the arm
  • Dutch: onderarm — part of the arm
  • Egyptian: D41:Z1 (mḥ) — part of the arm
  • Faroese: undirarmur — part of the arm
  • Finnish: kyynärvarsi — part of the arm
  • French: avant-bras — part of the arm
  • West-Frisian: ûnderearm — part of the arm
  • Georgian: მკლავი (mḳlavi) — part of the arm
  • Georgian: წინამხარი (c̣inamxari) — part of the arm
  • German: Unterarm — part of the arm
  • German: Vorderarm — part of the arm
  • Greek: πήχυς (píchys) — part of the arm
  • Ancient Greek: πῆχυς (pêkhus) — part of the arm
  • Greenlandic: assaat — part of the arm
  • Hebrew: אַמָּה ('amá) — part of the arm
  • Hungarian: alkar — part of the arm
  • Icelandic: framhandleggur — part of the arm
  • Irish: rí — part of the arm
  • Italian: avambraccio — part of the arm
  • Japanese: 前腕 — part of the arm
  • Japanese: 前膊 (zenpaku) — part of the arm
  • Kazakh: білек (bılek) — part of the arm
  • Korean: 팔뚝 (palttuk) — part of the arm
  • Korean: 아래팔 (araepal) — part of the arm
  • Korean: 하박 (habak) — part of the arm
  • Korean: 전완 (jeonwan) — part of the arm
  • Lao: ແຂນ (khǣn) — part of the arm
  • Latin: antebrachium — part of the arm
  • Latvian: apakšdelms — part of the arm
  • Lithuanian: dilbis — part of the arm
  • Macedonian: подлактица (podlaktica) — part of the arm
  • Malay: lengan bawah — part of the arm
  • Malay: ruas siku — part of the arm
  • Māori: kikowhiti — part of the arm
  • Māori: tāhau — part of the arm
  • Māori: tātāhau — part of the arm
  • Māori: tāhau o te ringa — part of the arm
  • Marathi: पोटरी (poṭrī) — part of the arm
  • Eastern Mari: кынер (kyńer) — part of the arm
  • Western Mari: кӹнер (kÿńer) — part of the arm
  • Central Sierra Miwok: pá·čany- — part of the arm
  • Classical Nahuatl: matzotzopaztli — part of the arm
  • Navajo: agąąlóóʼ — part of the arm
  • Nogai: билек (bilek) — part of the arm
  • Norwegian Bokmål: underarm — part of the arm
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: underarm — part of the arm
  • Persian: ساعد (sâ'ed) — part of the arm
  • Persian: زنگیچه (zangiče) — part of the arm
  • Iranian Persian: ارش (araš) — part of the arm
  • Polish: przedramię — part of the arm
  • Portuguese: antebraço — part of the arm
  • Romanian: antebraț — part of the arm
  • Russian: предпле́чье (predpléčʹje) — part of the arm
  • Serbo-Croatian: долактица — part of the arm
  • Serbo-Croatian: подлактица — part of the arm
  • Serbo-Croatian: dolaktica — part of the arm
  • Serbo-Croatian: podlaktica — part of the arm
  • Slovak: predlaktie — part of the arm
  • Spanish: antebrazo — part of the arm
  • Swedish: underarm — part of the arm
  • Tagalog: takday — part of the arm
  • Tamil: முன்கை (muṉkai) — part of the arm
  • Tashelhit: ⵉⵖⵉⵍ (iɣil) — part of the arm
  • Telugu: ముంజేయి (muñjēyi) — part of the arm
  • Thai: ปลายแขน (bplaai-kɛ̌ɛn) — part of the arm
  • Tibetan: ལག་ངར (lag ngar) — part of the arm
  • Turkish: önkol — part of the arm
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیلك (bilek) — part of the arm
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساعد (sâ'yd) — part of the arm
  • Volapük: donabrad — part of the arm
  • Walloon: divant-bresse — part of the arm
  • Walloon: bresse do dzo — part of the arm
  • Welsh: elin — part of the arm
  • Welsh: rhagfraich — part of the arm
  • Zazaki: harıs — part of the arm
  • Zulu: úmkhôno — part of the arm
  • Māori: karera — part of a firearm below and supporting the barrel.
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