Collocations for arm - noun

left, right
upper
the muscles of the upper arm

muscular, powerful, strong
bony, skinny, slender, thin
short
hairy
good
He used his good arm to support his weight.

aching, bad, bleeding, broken, bruised, injured, sore, weak
I have a sore arm, so I'm afraid I can't help you.

bandaged
prosthetic
raised, upraised
extended, open (often figurative), outstretched
They're sure to welcome you with open arms.

comforting, loving, protective
He placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.

waiting, welcoming
Kris collapsed into her mother's waiting arms.

crossed, folded
He stood there with crossed arms, looking angry.

shaking, trembling
flailing
She ducked his flailing arms.

bare
tanned
tattooed

bend, flex, move
lift, lower, raise
The figure in the boat raised an arm.

flap, swing, wave
He was running forward, waving his arms.

break, dislocate, hurt, twist
amputate
extend, hold out, open, stretch out
He held out his arms with a broad smile.

cross, fold
She folded her arms and stared at him.

uncross, unfold
hook, link
The couple linked arms and set off along the beach.

catch, catch at, catch hold of, clutch, grab, grasp, take
A hand reached out and caught hold of her arm.
She moved closer to her father and took his arm.

grip, hold, pat, squeeze, touch
fall into
They fell into each other's arms.

draw sb into, gather sb into, pull sb into, take sb in
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

hold sb in

drop
bend
dangle, hang
His arm hung awkwardly against his side.

circle, slide, slip
His arms slid around her.
Kate's right arm flung around.

cradle sb/sth
clutch sb/sth
His arms clutched his stomach.

rest
Her arms were resting on the table.

tighten
Her arms tightened convulsively around the child.

shake, tremble
flail, swing, wave

injury
muscle
motion, movement
gesture
stroke, swing
workout

by the arm
The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm).

in sb's arms
The child lay in its mother's arms.

on the arm
She touched him gently on the arm.

on your arm
Lucy felt the warm sun on her bare arms.
He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm).

under an/one/your arm
She carried the dog under one arm.

arm in arm
They walked along arm in arm (= with the arm of one person linked with the arm of the other)

at arm's length
He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible).

the crook of an/sb's arm
She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.

fling your arms around sb/sth, put your arms around sb/sth, throw your arms around sb/sth
He ran up to her and flung his arms around her.

in each other's arms
They fell asleep in each other's arms (= holding each other).

with arms akimbo (= with your arms bent and your hands on your hips)
She stood looking at him with arms akimbo.