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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fore·arm ²  (fôrärm, fr-)

n.

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

2. The corresponding part of the foreleg in certain quadrupeds, such as a horse.

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forearm¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist Related adjs cubital, radial

[from fore- + arm¹]

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forearm²

vb

(tr) to prepare or arm (someone, esp oneself) in advance

[from fore- + arm²]

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"

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forearm noun

Related words
adjective cubital, radial

Translations

forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] N (Anat) → antebrazo m

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forearm [ˈfɔːrɑː^rm] n → avant-bras m inv

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forearm¹

n → Unterarm m

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forearm²

vt → vorbereiten; forearmed with this information → mit diesen Informationen gerüstet or gewappnet ? forewarn

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forearm [ˈfɔːrˌɑːm] n → avambraccio

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forearm [ˈfɔːrˌɑːm] n → avambraccio

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forearm

n forearm [ˈfoːraːm]

the lower part of the arm (between wrist and elbow). voorarm; onderarm ساعِد ръка předloktí underarm der Unterarm το τμήμα του χεριού ανάμεσα στον αγκώνα και τον καρπό antebrazo küünarvars ساعد kyynärvarsi avant-bras אַמַת הַיָד हाथ कोहनी तक podlaktica alkar lengan framhandleggur avambraccio 前腕 팔뚝, 전완(前腕) dilbis apakšdelms lengan onderarm underarm przedramię antebraço antebraţ предплечье predlaktie podlaket podlaktica underarm แขนบริเวณระหว่างข้อศอกกับข้อมือ ön kol 前臂 передпліччя کہنی سے کلائی تک بازو کا حصہ cẳng tay 前臂