hand/arm

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1 parts of the hand and arm
2 doing things with your hands and arms
3 what you wear on your hands and arms
other parts of the body BODY
breaking a bone in your arm BONE

1 parts of the hand and arm
- the upper part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow: upper arm
- the lower part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist: forearm
- the muscle in the front of the top of the arm: biceps (plural biceps)
- the hand when the fingers are tightly closed together: fist
- the top part of a finger: fingertip
- the bones at the joints in your fingers: knuckles (usually plural)

2 doing things with your hands and arms
- a person who uses his/her right hand more easily than the left is right-handed; opposite: left-handed
- work which you do with your hands is manual (adverb manually)
manual work ◎ They had to do it manually when the machine broke down.
- to cross your arms in front of your chest: fold your arms, cross your arms
She sat down and folded her arms.
- to move your arms backwards and forwards or from side to side: swing* your arms
※—† touching and hitting
- to put a part of your body, usually your fingers, on sth: touch sb/sth
Don't touch the painting!
- to push sth firmly: press sth
Press this button for attention.
- to move your hand backwards and forwards on the surface of sth while pressing firmly: rub sth, give* sth a rub
She rubbed her eyes sleepily.
- to move your hand gently over sb/sth: stroke sb/sth
She stroked the cat.
- to touch or feel sth with your fingers: finger sth
She fingered the gold chain round her neck.
- to push sth with your finger or other sharp object: poke sth, prod sth, give* sth a poke/prod
She accidentally poked him in the eye. ◎ She gave her husband a prod to wake him.
- to move sth with a quick movement of the finger: flick sth
He flicked the insect off his shirt.
- to hit sb/sth hard with your fist (= closed hand): punch sb/sth; noun: punch
Steve punched George in the face. ◎ a vicious punch to the jaw
- to hit sb/sth with the inside of your hand: slap sb, give* sb a slap
She slapped my face.
- to slap a child: smack sb, give* sb a smack
※ more on touching and hitting TOUCH, HIT
※—† catching and holding
- to keep sth in your hand, or to keep sth in a certain position: hold* sth
Could you hold this glass a minute while I get some food?
- to put your hand round sth and hold it (and move it towards you): take* sth
He held out three cards and asked me to take one. ◎ to take sb's hand
- to take hold of sth that is moving, usually with your hands: catch* sth
- to move your hand so that you can get hold of sth: stretch out your arm, reach (out) (for sth)
He stretched out his arm to pick up the phone. ◎ I reached for the book on the top shelf. ◎ He reached out for the ice cream.
- to use your hand like a spoon to lift sth: scoop sth out/up
The small girl scooped out a hole in the sand.
- to put your hands together in the shape of a cup: cup your hands; to hold sth in this way: cup sth in your hand
She cupped her hands to collect water from the spring. ◎ He cupped his chin in his hand.
- an amount of sth that you can hold in one arm/hand: armful/handful
She was carrying an armful of books. ◎ a handful of sand
- to hold sth in your hand and press it hard: squeeze sth; noun: squeeze
He squeezed her arm. ◎ a gentle squeeze
- to squeeze sth between two of your fingers: pinch sth; noun: pinch
Ouch! You're pinching me! ◎ She gave the other girl a nasty pinch.
※ more on catching and holding HOLD/CATCH
※—† holding another person
- (used about two people) to hold each other's hands: hold* hands; holding hands: hand in hand
The newly engaged couple sat holding hands.
- (of more than two people) to join together by holding each other's hands: join hands
Then we all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne.
- with your arm linked together with sb else's arm: arm in arm
Jim and Mary were walking arm in arm.
※ holding sb in a friendly or loving way LOVE
※—† communicating a meaning
- a movement of the hand, head, etc that expresses some meaning: gesture
She made a gesture of annoyance. ◎ a welcoming gesture
- to show sb (often with a movement of your finger or hand) that you want him/her to come closer: beckon (to) sb (to do sth)
She beckoned to me to come up onto the stage.
- to show respect by raising your hand to your forehead: salute (sb); noun: salute
The soldiers looked to the right and saluted.
- to hit your hands together to show that you like sth: clap (sb/sth), give sb/sth a clap; the noise that people make when they clap: clapping (noun U)
The audience clapped enthusiastically. ◎ Let's give him a clap! ◎ There was a lot of noisy clapping at the back of the theatre.
- to raise your hand, especially in a classroom: put* your hand up
Please put your hand up if you have a question.
- to move your hand so that it can be seen: stick* your hand out
The driver stuck his hand out to show that he was turning left.
- to show where sth is or draw attention to sth by using your finger: point (at/to sb/sth)
The guide pointed to the historic painting.
※ using your hand to say hello or goodbye GREET

3 what you wear on your hands and arms
- a piece of clothing for the hand that has separate parts for the thumb and each finger: glove
a pair of gloves
- the part of a piece of clothing that covers your arm: sleeve
- a double piece of cloth on the end of a sleeve: cuff
- a small object used to hold together the cuff on a shirt: cuff link (usually plural)
※ more on clothes CLOTHES
- a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: ring
She was wearing a wedding ring.
- a piece of jewellery that you wear round your wrist or on your arm: bracelet
※ more on rings, bracelets, etc JEWELLERY
※—† MORE ...
- treatment for your hands and fingernails to make them healthy and beautiful: manicure
to have a manicure
- small scissors that you use for cutting your nails: nail scissors (noun plural)
- a pair of metal rings joined by a chain for putting round the wrists of prisoners: handcuffs (noun plural)
They caught the thief and put him in handcuffs.