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straight-armed

straight-armed is the simple past and past participle of straight-arm.

Meaning of straight-arm

Verb

straight-arm (third-person singular simple present straight-arms, present participle straight-arming, simple past and past participle straight-armed)

  1. To ward off by holding the arms out straight.
    Synonyms:
    stiff-arm

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Questions about straight-armed

What is straight-armed the simple past and past participle of?
Straight-armed is the simple past and past participle of straight-arm.

Words near straight-armed in the dictionary

  1. straight, no chaser
  2. straight-A
  3. straight-acting
  4. straight-ahead jazz
  5. straight-arm
  6. straight-armed
  7. straight-arming
  8. straight-arms
  9. straight-arrow
  10. straight-arrows
  11. straight-chain

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