different between forearm vs popeye

English

Etymology

From fore- +? arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), Swedish förarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).

Pronunciation

• (General American)
  • (noun) IPA^(key): /?f?????m/
  • (verb) IPA^(key): /?f?????m/

Noun

forearm (plural forearms)

1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
2. (firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Synonyms

• (part of the arm): antebrachium, lower arm
• (part of a weapon): forestock, handguard

Coordinate terms

• (part of the arm): brachium, upper arm, aftarm

Translations

Verb

forearm (third-person singular simple present forearms, present participle forearming, simple past and past participle forearmed)

1. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To arm in preparation.

Usage notes

• This verb is quite rare, except in the participial adjective forearmed, found in the common adage forewarned is forearmed.

English

Alternative forms

• pop-eye

Etymology

pop +? eye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?p.a?/

Noun

popeye (countable and uncountable, plural popeyes)

1. (medicine) Exophthalmia.
2. Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.

Related terms

• popeye blacksmelt

Dutch

Etymology

From E. C. Segar's fictional cartoon character.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?p?i/
• Hyphenation: po?peye

Noun

popeye m (plural popeyes, diminutive popeyetje n)

1. a short, strong man