forearm

fore·arm ¹  (fôr-ärm, fr-)

tr.v. fore·armed, fore·arm·ing, fore·arms

To arm or prepare in advance of a conflict.

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forearm ¹

Noun

the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist

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forearm ²

Verb

to prepare or arm beforehand

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus - the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria - a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow basilic vein, vena basilica - a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein radial vein, vena radialis - superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein ulnar vein, vena ulnaris - any of several veins of the forearm limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb radius - the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm elbow bone, ulna - the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
Verb	1.	forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation arm, gird, build up, fortify - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

Translations

forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] n → antebrazo

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forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] fore n → avant-bras m inv

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forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] n → Unterarm m

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forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] n → avambraccio