present participle of straight-arm

simple past tense and past participle of straight-arm

Alternative spelling of straight-arm

Alternative spelling of straight-arm

(obsolete, nautical) To fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering.

A distance approximately equal to the length of a human's arm. / (figuratively) A position not suggesting or inviting intimacy.

(literally) Barely within reach. / (idiomatic) Distant, detached. / (idiomatic) Independent, but related.

(idiomatic) An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.

A bar connecting the steering wheel to the torsion bars to steer a car or vehicle.

(sports) A bout of arm wrestling.