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armed
UK /ɑːmd/ US /ɑɹmd/
adj 8
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
heavily, well | lightly | fully
PREP
with
The police officers arrived at the scene armed with shields and protective equipment.
Definitions
adj
1
Equipped, especially with a weapon.
nuclear-armed
2
Equipped, especially with a weapon.
The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.
3
Prepared for use; loaded.
4
Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
a distemper eminently armed from heaven
The naked eye then will immediately direct us, by means of the two stars just mentioned, towards the place where, in the finder, the armed eye will perceive the double star in question about ¾ degree from the 44th Lyncis.
5
Having prickles or thorns.
adj
1
Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
2
Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
the four-armed creature
the strong-armed man
3
Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- unarmed
- armless
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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nuclear-armed
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The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.
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a distemper eminently armed from heaven
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the four-armed creature
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the strong-armed man
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His shoulders broad and strong, / Armed long and round.
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