: the part of the human arm between the elbow and the wrist
also
: the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Examples of forearm in a Sentence
Verb
forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist
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Verb
In Dallas, when Diaz and Paul posed for the cameras in a stare-down, Diaz provoked Paul by raising his fists, pressing his right elbow and then forearm into his opponent’s left shoulder.
—Rafi Kohan, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Diabetes blisters can develop on your fingers, hands, toes, feet, and sometimes forearms.
—Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
Noun
Upon waking up, Haidar was handed what doctors believed to be an ambitious prognosis: one year to use a wheelchair, to move her arms, to eventually learn to walk, first with the help of support bars, then a walker, and then, finally, with only the gentle assistance of a physio’s hand or forearm.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Abreu, who is about to graduate from the University of Zulia in Maracaibo, has 11 tattoos, several of them on his chest and forearms.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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“Forearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forearm. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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forearm
1 of 2 verb
fore·arm
(ˈ)fōr-ˌärm 
(ˈ)fȯr-
: to arm in advance : prepare
forearm
2 of 2 noun
fore·arm
ˈfōr-ˌärm
ˈfȯr-
: the part of the human arm between the elbow and the wrist
Medical Definition
forearm
noun
fore·arm
ˈfōr-ˌärm, ˈfȯr-
: the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist
also
: the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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