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arm
/ɑːm/
noun
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
"She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"
The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
"The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body."
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
"the arms of an octopus"
verb
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
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