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arming
 arm1arm 1 A0425900 (ärm)n.1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.2. A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.3. Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.4. A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass: an arm of the sea. See Synonyms at branch.5. An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.6. Power or authority: the long arm of the law.7. Sports The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.Idioms: an arm and a leg Slang An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg. arm in arm With arms linked together: They walked across the beach arm in arm. at arm's length At such a distance that physical or social contact is discouraged: kept the newcomer at arm's length at first. with open arms With great cordiality and hospitality.
[Middle English, from Old English earm; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
armed (ärmd) adj.
arm 2 A0425900 (ärm)n.1. A weapon, especially a firearm: troops bearing arms; ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.2. A branch of a military force: infantry, armor, and other combat arms.3. armsa. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.b. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.4. armsa. Heraldry Bearings.b. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.v. armed, arm·ing, arms v.intr.1. To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.2. To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.v.tr.1. To equip with weapons: armed themselves with loaded pistols; arm a missile with a warhead; arm a nation for war.2. To equip with what is needed for effective action: tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.3. To provide with something that strengthens or protects: a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.4. To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.Idiom: up in arms Extremely upset; indignant.
[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. Verb, Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armāre, from arma.]
armed (ärmd) adj.arm′er n.
ARMabbr. adjustable-rate mortgagearming (ˈɑːmɪŋ) n1. the act of taking arms or providing with arms2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottomarmingAs applied to explosives, weapons, and ammunition, the changing from a safe condition to a state of readiness for initiation.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arming - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for warequipping, armamentmilitarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"outfitting - the act of renovating and fitting out a shiprearmament - the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"disarmament, disarming - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeearmarming
arming[′ärm·iŋ] (ordnance) The changing of a fuse from a safe condition to a state of readiness for functioning. FinancialSeeARMarming
Synonyms for armingnoun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for warSynonymsRelated Words- militarisation
- militarization
- mobilization
- mobilisation
- outfitting
- rearmament
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