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forearm
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1fore·arm

transitive verb \(ˌ)fȯr-ˈärm\

Definition of FOREARM

: to arm in advance : prepare

Examples of FOREARM

  1. <forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist>

First Known Use of FOREARM

1584

Related to FOREARM

Synonyms
brace, fortify, nerve, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen

Rhymes with FOREARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, firearm, fish farm, gisarme, poor farm, rearm, sidearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm

2fore·arm

noun \ˈfȯr-ˌärm\

Definition of FOREARM

: the part of the human arm between the elbow and the wrist; also : the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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First Known Use of FOREARM

1741

fore·arm

noun \ˈfōr-ˌärm, ˈfȯr-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FOREARM

: the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; also : the corresponding part in other vertebrates

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