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Armed

/ɑːmd/

To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

📖 Definitions of "Armed"

verb
  1. 1

    To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

verb
  1. 1

    To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.

    "The king armed his knights with swords and shields."

  2. 2

    To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.

    "Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."

  3. 3

    To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.

    "to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling"

  4. 4

    To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.

adjective
  1. 1

    (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.

    "nuclear-armed"

  2. 2

    (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.

  3. 3

    Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.

  4. 4

    Having prickles or thorns.

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