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armed

1

[ahrmd]

adjective

  1. having a specified number or kind of arms (often used in combination): a weak-armed quarterback.

    a four-armed Hindu god;

    a weak-armed quarterback.



armed

2

[ahrmd]

adjective

  1. bearing firearms; having weapons.

    a heavily armed patrol.

  2. maintained by arms.

    armed peace.

  3. involving the use of weapons.

    armed conflict.

  4. equipped.

    The students came armed with their pocket calculators.

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

  6. fortified; made secure.

    Armed by an inveterate optimism, he withstood despair.

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

armed

1

/ ɑː /

adjective

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

armed

2

/ ɑː /

adjective

    1. having an arm or arms

    2. ( in combination )

      long-armed

      one-armed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • half-armed adjective
  • well-armed adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of armed1

First recorded in 1500–10; arm 1 ( def. ) + -ed 3 ( def. )

Origin of armed2

First recorded in 1250–1300; arm 2, + -ed 2 ( def. )
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Ms Murphy said "violent, despicable Israeli armed settlers came and forced two families out" of the village while she was there.

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The agents arrived at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet around 3:30 p.m., according to eyewitness Howie Rezendez, who filmed armed agents hop off their vehicles and head into the venue.

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He has turned a controversial but undeniably democratic and dynamic nation into a semi-authoritarian armed fortress and a global pariah.

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The foundation, which uses armed American security contractors, bypasses the UN as the main supplier of aid in Gaza.

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Even the bombings by the Islamist armed group al-Shabab - whose fighters tend to target plush hotels often occupied by politicians - does not dent the enthusiasm of the Somali Engineers Association.

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