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arm

 
 
/ɑːm/ noun [C]

Translation

BODY PART the long part at each side of the human body, ending in a hand
kol
She held the tiny baby in her arms. He put his arms around her. She was standing with her arms folded (= with one arm crossed over the other). 552
arm in arm with your arm gently supporting or being supported by someone else's arm
kolkola, birbirini destekleyerek
They walked through the park, arm in arm.791
CLOTHES the part of a piece of clothing that you put your arm in
elbise kolu
829
CHAIR the part of a chair where your arm rests
sandalye, koltuk kolu
805
twist sb's arm informal to persuade someone to do something
ikna etmek, yola getirmek, bir şeyi yaptırmak
If Sam can't take me to the airport I might twist Andy's arm.1160
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(Definition of arm noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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