Synonyms for put the arm on
- apprehend
- capture
- catch
- detain
- imprison
- incarcerate
- jail
- round up
- seize
- bag
- book
- brace
- bust
- collar
- drop
- gaff
- get
- glom
- grab
- hook
- kick
- nab
- nail
- net
- nick
- pinch
- pull
- secure
- sidetrack
- snag
- tab
- tag
- pick up
- pull in
- put the cuffs on
- roust
- run in
- take in
- take prisoner
- toss in jail
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WORD 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.
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