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FOREARM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("forearm" is a kind of...):
limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
Meronyms (parts of "forearm"):
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)
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)
Holonyms ("forearm" is a part of...):
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arm in advance of a confrontation
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "forearm" is one way to...):
arm; build up; fortify; gird (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples:
The skin of the hinge joint that is located between the forearm and upper arm.
(Elbow Skin, NCI Thesaurus)
In consequence, his forearm was ripped open to the bone.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
As she did so, the loose gown fell back from her forearms.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The moonlight shone upon his huge projecting eyes, the row of enormous teeth in his open mouth, and the gleaming fringe of claws upon his short, powerful forearms.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His chest was like a barrel, and his forearms were the most powerful that I have ever seen, with deep groves between the smooth-swelling muscles like a piece of water-worn rock.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
One of the moderately large superficial veins of the forearm that transports blood from the hand and the medial aspect of the forearm to the axillary vein.
(Basilic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
“You must not fear,” said he soothingly, bending forward and patting her forearm.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A vein between the biceps and pronator radii teres muscles that unites with the common ulnar vein to form the basilic vein within the forearm.
(Median Basilic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
Then he rolled over on his side, his head resting on the biceps of the under arm, the forearm shielding his eyes from the sun.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A circumferential measurement of the largest part of the forearm.
(Forearm Circumference, NCI Thesaurus)
