dead arm
Pitcher's fatigued shoulder
Dead arm is a temporary numbness or weakness in the arm, typically from sleeping on it wrong or receiving a sharp blow to the muscle.
The limb feels heavy and unresponsive, like it belongs to someone else: I woke up with a dead arm and couldn't feel my fingers.
In playground slang, giving someone a dead arm means punching their upper arm hard enough to cause this sensation.
- numbLacking physical sensation
- funny boneUlnar nerve area
- asleepIn a state of rest
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
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