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straight arm

straight arm is the alternative spelling 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

See all 2 meanings of straight-arm

Forms of straight arm

third-person singular presentstraight arms
present participlestraight arming
past participlestraight armed
paststraight armed

Questions about straight arm

What is straight arm the alternative spelling of?
Straight arm is the alternative spelling of straight-arm.

Words near straight arm in the dictionary

  1. straight angles
  2. straight apostrophe
  3. straight apostrophes
  4. straight arch
  5. straight arches
  6. straight arm
  7. straight armed
  8. straight arming
  9. straight arms
  10. straight arrow
  11. straight arrows

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