armed

A2
Pronunciation
/ɑːmd/
/ɑɹmd/
Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.

Example Sentences
  • The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
5 Definition

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

6 Definition

To take up weapons; to arm oneself.

7 Definition

To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • nuclear-armed
2 Definition

(of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

Having prickles or thorns.

5 Definition

(chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.

6 Definition

(of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.

Example Sentences
  • the four-armed creature.
7 Definition

(heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.