| breaststroke |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the arms simultaneously pull down and back, and the legs do a frog kick in alternation with the arm movement. |
| Charleston |
a lively ballroom dance that uses vigorous kicks and arm movements, popular in the United States in the 1920s. [1/3 definitions] |
| Coral Sea |
an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia, extending to the north as far as New Guinea and the Soloman Islands and to the east by Vanuatu. The sea is the location of the Great Barrier Reef. It was also the scene of a fierce naval battle between Japan and the United States in World War II. |
| crank |
a mechanical device for applying rotary motion, consisting of a lever arm or disk attached at right angles to the end of a rotating shaft and turned by hand or connecting rod. [1/6 definitions] |
| crape |
a band of black fabric worn on the arm as a sign of mourning. [1/3 definitions] |
| deltoid |
a thick, triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and functions to raise the arm laterally. [1/3 definitions] |
| elbow |
the bend or joint between the human upper arm and forearm, or the bony projection at this bend. [1/6 definitions] |
| extend |
to put out or stretch out (an arm, hand, or other part of the body). [1/8 definitions] |
| extension |
the position of a fully straightened leg or arm. [1/6 definitions] |
| extensor |
a muscle that serves to stretch or straighten part of the body, esp. an arm or a leg. |
| forearm1 |
the lower arm in humans, between the elbow and wrist. [1/2 definitions] |
| forearm2 |
to arm or prepare beforehand. |
| Gulf of Thailand |
an arm of the South China Sea that borders Thailand, Cambodia, and small parts of Vietnam and Malaysia. |
| Gulf of Tonkin |
a shallow arm of the South China Sea lying between Vietnam and China, purportedly the site of North Vietnamese attacks on US ships that precipitated the United States' entry into the Vietnam War in 1964. |
| half nelson |
a hold in which a wrestler passes one arm under the opponent's arm from behind and pushes the back of the opponent's neck. |
| hammerlock |
a hold in which a wrestler pulls one arm of an opponent backward and twists it upward. |
| hand |
the part on the end of the human arm, used for grasping or holding. [1/17 definitions] |
| headlock |
a wrestling hold in which one opponent's arm is locked around the head of the other. |
| hook |
in boxing, a short swinging blow or punch, made with the arm bent. [2/19 definitions] |
| humerus |
the long bone between the shoulder and elbow in an arm, forelimb, or wing. |
| Indian club |
a wood or metal club with a long neck, like a bottle, used for hand and arm exercises. |