forearm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
forearm (plural forearms)
- The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
- (firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.
Synonyms[edit]
- (part of the arm): antebrachium, lower arm
- (part of a weapon): forestock, handguard
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
part of the arm
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part of a firearm below and supporting the barrel.
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Verb[edit]
forearm (third-person singular simple present forearms, present participle forearming, simple past and past participle forearmed)
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To arm in preparation.
- 2013, Peter Marris, Widows and Their Families, page 20:
- But in so far as they were able to forearm themselves against the anxieties of bereavement, the loss may have been that much easier to face.
Usage notes[edit]
- This verb is quite rare, except in the participial adjective forearmed, found in the common adage forewarned is forearmed.