forearms

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for forearms.

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All this seems like a slightly more socially accepted way of hating yourself and cutting your forearms.

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Quick take

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of forearms gathered in one view.

noun

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

noun

(firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forearms.

noun

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

noun

(firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Example sentences

All this seems like a slightly more socially accepted way of hating yourself and cutting your forearms.

My forearms had to be fully supported in order to remove pressure from shoulders and posture.

If your forearms and wrists are in a comfortable position, it doesn't much matter how far your fingers have to move.

Your forearms are pretty much parallel to the floor and a point just behind your wrists rests on the oak support.

Exactly what I was thinking - he seems to have pretty muscular forearms if he wasn't working out.

My forearms were always angled inwards with my hands and wrists angled out.

I recommend learning how to fall using your hands/forearms and not damage them at the same time.

I then saw a surgeon who (you guessed it) said I needed surgery on my forearms.

I know a few young programmers who should read this about six times and have it tattooed on their forearms.

You can only hold as much as your forearms will take.

I play with it idly during the day[0], which helps strengthen my grip and forearms.

For instance, switching layouts is more likely to bring relief for certain kinds of pain in the fingers, while changing keyboards is more likely to bring relief when the pain is in the wrists and forearms.

Quote examples

With stenography, you do transfer much of the "push" to your forearms (and keeping the wrist reasonably still).

The most neutral position for your forearms/wrists when your arms are in a typical typing position is only pronated slightly compared to a vertical (“handshake”) type orientation.