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Antonyms for put the arm on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ahrm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɑrm |
- activate
- block
- calm
- check
- conceal
- cover
- delay
- deter
- discourage
- dissuade
- encourage
- exonerate
- forfeit
- free
- give
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- impede
- keep
- laze
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- loosen
- lose
- misunderstand
- obstruct
- offer
- placate
- pull
- release
- remain
- repress
- rest
- retard
- slow
- soothe
- stop
- suppress
- supress
- surrender
- take up
- uncompress
- unfasten
- wait
- yield
Definition of put the arm on
Origin :- "upper limb," Old English earm "arm," from Proto-Germanic *armaz (cf. Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish, Middle Dutch, German arm, Old Norse armr, Old Frisian erm), from PIE root *ar- "fit, join" (cf. Sanskrit irmah "arm," Armenian armukn "elbow," Old Prussian irmo "arm," Greek arthron "a joint," Latin armus "shoulder"). Arm of the sea was in Old English. Arm-twister "powerful persuader" is from 1938. Arm-wrestling is from 1899.
- They wenten arme in arme yfere Into the gardyn [Chaucer]
- As in arrest : verb take into authorized custody
- As in push : verb thrust, press with force
- As in bill : verb charge money for goods, services
- As in compel : verb force to act
- As in elicit : verb draw out
- As in extort : verb cheat; blackmail
Synonyms for put the arm on
- accelerate
- apprehend
- arm-twist
- badger
- bag
- bear down
- bite
- bleed
- bone
- book
- brace
- bring
- bring forth
- bring out
- bring to light
- budge
- bulldoze
- bully
- bump
- bust
- butt
- call forth
- capture
- catch
- cause
- chase
- clip
- coerce
- collar
- concuss
- constrain
- crack down
- crowd
- crush against
- debit
- demand
- depress
- derive
- detain
- dig
- dragoon
- draw upon
- drive
- drop
- dun
- educe
- elbow
- elicit
- enforce
- evince
- evoke
- evolve
- exact
- exert
- extort
- extract
- fetch
- figure
- fleece
- force
- gaff
- get
- give rise to
- glom
- gore
- gouge
- grab
- high pressure
- hold up
- hook
- hustle
- ice
- impel
- imprison
- incarcerate
- invoice
- jail
- jam
- jostle
- kick
- launch
- lie on
- make
- make necessary
- make one's way
- make pay through nose
- milk
- move
- muscle
- nab
- nail
- necessitate
- net
- nick
- nudge
- oblige
- obtain
- pick up
- pinch
- poke
- pour it on
- pressure
- propel
- pull
- pull in
- pull one's leg
- put muscle on
- put screws to
- put the arm on
- put the bite on
- put the chill on
- put the cuffs on
- put the squeeze on
- railroad
- ram
- rattle
- reckon
- record
- render
- rest on
- restrain
- round up
- roust
- run in
- secure
- seize
- shake
- shake down
- shift
- shotgun
- shoulder
- shove
- sidetrack
- skin
- snag
- soak
- solicit
- squash
- squeeze
- squish
- steamroll
- stick
- sting
- stir
- strain
- strong-arm
- tab
- tag
- take in
- take prisoner
- throw weight around
- toss in jail
- turn on the heat
- urge
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
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