armed

Use Armed in a sentence

adjective

bearing firearms; having weapons: a heavily armed patrol.

maintained by arms: armed peace.

involving the use of weapons: armed conflict.

equipped: The students came armed with their pocket calculators.

(especially of an animal) covered protectively, as by a shell.

fortified; made secure: Armed by an inveterate optimism, he withstood despair.

(of an artillery shell, bomb, missile, etc.) having the fuze made operative.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see arm², -ed²

Related forms

half-armed, adjective

well-armed, adjective

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noun

Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.

arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms.

verb (used without object)

to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war.

verb (used with object)

to equip with weapons: to arm the troops.

to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired.

to cover protectively.

to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security; support; fortify: He was armed with statistics and facts.

to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments.

to prepare for action; make fit; ready.

Idioms

10.

bear arms,

to carry weapons.

to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross.

11.

take up arms, to prepare for war; go to war: to take up arms against the enemy.

12.

under arms, ready for battle; trained and equipped: The number of men under arms is no longer the decisive factor in warfare.

13.

up in arms, ready to take action; indignant; outraged: There is no need to get up in arms over such a trifle.

Origin:
1200–50 for v.; 1300–50 for noun; (v.) Middle English armen < Anglo-French, Old French armer < Latin armāre to arm, verbal derivative of arma (plural) tools, weapons (not akin to arm¹); (noun) Middle English armes (plural) ≪ Latin arma, as above

Related forms

arm·less, adjective

Synonyms
8. outfit.

Antonyms
5. deactivate, disarm.

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World English Dictionary

arm¹ (ɑːm)

—n
1.	(in man) either of the upper limbs from the shoulder to the wristRelated: brachial
2.	the part of either of the upper limbs from the elbow to the wrist; forearm
3.	a. the corresponding limb of any other vertebrate
	b. an armlike appendage of some invertebrates
4.	an object that covers or supports the human arm, esp the sleeve of a garment or the side of a chair, sofa, etc
5.	anything considered to resemble an arm in appearance, position, or function, esp something that branches out from a central support or larger mass: an arm of the sea; the arm of a record player
6.	an administrative subdivision of an organization: an arm of the government
7.	power; authority: the arm of the law
8.	any of the specialist combatant sections of a military force, such as cavalry, infantry, etc
9.	nautical See yardarm
10.	esp sport, ball games ability to throw or pitch: he has a good arm
11.	informal an arm and a leg a large amount of money
12.	arm in arm with arms linked
13.	at arm's length at a distance; away from familiarity with or subjection to another
14.	informal give one's right arm to be prepared to make any sacrifice
15.	in the arms of Morpheus sleeping
16.	with open arms with great warmth and hospitality: to welcome someone with open arms

—vb
17.	archaic (tr) to walk arm in arm with

Related: brachial

[Old English; related to German Arm, Old Norse armr arm, Latin armus shoulder, Greek harmos joint]

'armless¹

—*adj*

'armlike¹

—*adj*

arm² (ɑːm)

—vb
1.	to equip with weapons as a preparation for war
2.	to provide (a person or thing) with something that strengthens, protects, or increases efficiency: he armed himself against the cold
3.	a. to activate (a fuse) so that it will explode at the required time
	b. to prepare (an explosive device) for use by introducing a fuse or detonator
4.	nautical to pack arming into (a sounding lead)

—n
5.	(usually plural) a weapon, esp a firearm

[C14: (n) back formation from arms, from Old French armes, from Latin arma; (vb) from Old French armer to equip with arms, from Latin armāre, from arma arms, equipment]

ARM

—*abbreviation for*
	adjustable rate mortgage

armed¹ (ɑːmd)

—*adj*
1.	equipped with or supported by arms, armour, etc
2.	prepared for conflict or any difficulty
3.	(of an explosive device) prepared for use; having a fuse or detonator installed
4.	(of plants) having the protection of thorns, spines, etc

armed² (ɑːmd)

—*adj*
	a. having an arm or arms
	b. (in combination): long-armed; one-armed

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Word Origin & History

arm

"body part," O.E. earm "arm," from P.Gmc. *armaz (cf. O.S., M.Du., Ger. arm, O.N. armr, O.Fris. erm), from PIE base *ar- "fit, join" (cf. Skt. irmah "arm," Armenian armukn "elbow," O.Prus. irmo "arm," Gk. arthron "a joint," L. armus "shoulder"). Arm of the sea was in O.E. Arm-twister "powerful persuader"

is from 1938. Arm-wrestling is from 1971.

"They wenten arme in arme yfere Into the gardyn" [Chaucer]

arm

"weapon," c.1300, from O.Fr. armes (pl.), 11c., from L. arma "weapons," lit. "tools, implements (of war)," from PIE base *ar- "fit, join." The notion seems to be "that which is fitted together." Meaning "heraldic insignia" (in coat of arms, etc.) is early 14c.; originally they were borne on shields of

fully armed knights or barons. The verb meaning "to furnish with weapons" is from c.1200.

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Medical Dictionary

arm ¹ (ärm)
n.
An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.

Slang Dictionary

arm definition

n.
a police officer. (Underworld. See also long arm of the law.) : What'll you do if the arms come in while you're sawing the bars of your cell?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

ARM

adjustable rate mortgage
Alien Resistance Movement
antiradiation missile
Armenia (international vehicle ID)

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Arm definition

used to denote power (Ps. 10:15; Ezek. 30:21; Jer. 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (Ex. 15:16; Ps. 89:13; 98:1; 77:15; Isa. 53:1; John 12:38; Acts 13:17)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior."

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