armed
/ɑːmd/
Dictionary
verb
- To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
verb
- To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
"The king armed his knights with swords and shields."
- To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
"Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."
- 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"
- To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
- To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
Synonyms:beweapon
adjective
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
"nuclear-armed"
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
- Having prickles or thorns.
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