forearm

¹

[ fawr-ahrm, fohr- ]

noun

1. Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
2. Zoology. the corresponding part of the foreleg between the elbow and the knee in certain quadrupeds.

forearm

²

[ fawr-ahrm, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

1. to prepare in advance or beforehand, especially for difficulties.

forearm

¹

/ fɔːrˈɑːm /

verb

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

forearm

²

/ ˈfɔːrˌɑːm /

noun

1. the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist cubitalradial

Word History and Origins

Origin of forearm¹

First recorded in 1735–45; fore- + arm ¹

Origin of forearm²

First recorded in 1585–95; fore- + arm ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of forearm¹

C16: from fore- + arm ²

Origin of forearm²

C18: from fore- + arm ¹

Example Sentences

Though Brady still had to wear a play-call sheet strapped to his forearm in the playoffs, they became the first team ever to score 30 points or more in four games in a postseason.

From Washington Post

These bracelets look a lot like something John McEnroe might have worn on a tennis court in the ’70s, but they have a plastic insert that applies pressure to a point on the underside of your forearm, just below the wrist.

From Popular-Science

The 100S is more than a full pound lighter than the 3-pound GFX 100, which is a huge difference when you’re trying not to destroy your wrists and forearms.

From Popular-Science

If the bench is short, place your forearm on the floor, with your elbow directly below your shoulder, bent to 90 degrees.

From Outside Online

Sometimes, chemicals splashed on him and burned his forearms.

From ProPublica

A loose strand across my forearm in the morning, later one at my desk.

From The Daily Beast

His doctors insisted on immediate surgery and when Miles woke, his forearm was gone.

From The Daily Beast

He saw, up on her forearm, the row of angry little bruises, like someone had grabbed her hard.

From The Daily Beast

Almost the entire length of his forearm is covered in a tattoo of all of us from the 8-bit episode.

From The Daily Beast

Volunteers exposed a patch of their forearm and a machine blew air across it, enticing mosquitoes into a trap.

From The Daily Beast

He was wounded in the left shoulder, forearm and right hand and had to have his left arm amputated the next day.

From Project Gutenberg

Fortunately, however, it has escaped with only the loss of part of the right forearm and shoulder.

From Project Gutenberg

A series of light scratches are made on the skin of the forearm or the inner side of the arm where the skin is delicate.

From Project Gutenberg

On the evening following, the forearm was immersed in a bowl of hot permanganate solution containing a little caustic potash.

From Project Gutenberg

Almost staggering, she broke from the crowd and, with one forearm across her scarlet face, rushed past them into the school-house.

From Project Gutenberg