Meaning & use

forearm

noun·Everyday

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

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He flexed his forearm to show off the muscle he had built from months of training.

A splinter of wood scraped across her forearm while she was chopping firewood.

A note on using this word

Do not confuse the noun forearm, a body part, with the verb forearm, meaning to prepare in advance for conflict.

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