Usually means: Extending arm without bending elbow.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word straight-arm:

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  1. straight-arm: Merriam-Webster
  2. straight-arm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. straight-arm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. straight-arm, straight-arm: Collins English Dictionary
  5. straight-arm: Vocabulary.com
  6. straight-arm: Wordnik
  7. straight-arm: Wiktionary
  8. straight-arm: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. straight-arm: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. straight-arm: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. straight-arm: Dictionary.com
  12. straight-arm: Rhymezone
  13. straight-arm: FreeDictionary.org
  14. straight-arm: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. straight-arm: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (straight-arm)

▸ verb:  To ward off by holding the arms out straight.
▸ noun:  An instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight.

Similar:
port arms, brace by, secure arms, brace, ungauntlet, brace abox, wear, mantle, enarmor, batmobile, more...

Opposite:
bent-arm, flexed arm, curved arm

Types:
judo, aikido, karate, taekwondo, kung fu, more...

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Similar:
port arms, brace by, secure arms, brace, ungauntlet, brace abox, wear, mantle, enarmor, batmobile, more...

Opposite:
bent-arm, flexed arm, curved arm

Types:
judo, aikido, karate, taekwondo, kung fu, more...



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