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fore·arm 1  (fôr-ärm, fr-)
tr.v. fore·armed, fore·arm·ing, fore·arms
To arm or prepare in advance of a conflict.

forearm 1
Noun
the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist

forearm 2
Verb
to prepare or arm beforehand
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Noun1.forearmforearm - 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
Verb1.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] nantebrazo
forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] fore navant-bras m inv
forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] nUnterarm m
forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] navambraccio

forearm
n forearm [ˈfoːraːm]
the lower part of the arm (between wrist and elbow). voorarm; onderarmساعِدръкаpředloktíunderarmder Unterarmτο τμήμα του χεριού ανάμεσα στον αγκώνα και τον καρπόantebrazoküünarvarsساعدkyynärvarsiavant-brasאַמַת הַיָדहाथ कोहनी तकpodlakticaalkarlenganframhandlegguravambraccio前腕팔뚝, 전박(前膊)dilbisapakšdelmslenganonderarmunderarmprzedramięantebraçoantebraţпредплечьеpredlaktiepodlaketpodlakticaunderarmแขนบริเวณระหว่างข้อศอกกับข้อมือön kol前臂передпліччяکہنی سے کلائی تک بازو کا حصہcẳng tay

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