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Definitions for Arming

[1] Usually arms. weapons, especially firearms.
[2] 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.
[3] to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war.
[4] to equip with weapons: to arm the troops.
[5] to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired.
[6] to cover protectively.
[7] to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security; support; fortify: He was armed with statistics and facts.
[8] to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments.
[9] to prepare for action; make fit; ready.
[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.
[14] the act of taking arms or providing with arms
[15] 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 bottom
[16] (in man) either of the upper limbs from the shoulder to the wrist Related adjective: brachial
[17] the part of either of the upper limbs from the elbow to the wrist; forearm
[18] the corresponding limb of any other vertebrate an armlike appendage of some invertebrates
[19] an object that covers or supports the human arm, esp the sleeve of a garment or the side of a chair, sofa, etc
[20] 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
[21] an administrative subdivision of an organization an arm of the government
[22] power; authority the arm of the law
[23] any of the specialist combatant sections of a military force, such as cavalry, infantry, etc
[24] nautical See yardarm
[25] sport , esp ball games ability to throw or pitch he has a good arm
[26] an arm and a leg informal a large amount of money
[27] arm in arm with arms linked
[28] at arm's length at a distance; away from familiarity with or subjection to another
[29] give one's right arm informal to be prepared to make any sacrifice
[30] in the arms of Morpheus sleeping
[31] with open arms with great warmth and hospitality to welcome someone with open arms
[32] (tr) archaic to walk arm in arm with
[33] to equip with weapons as a preparation for war
[34] to provide (a person or thing) with something that strengthens, protects, or increases efficiency he armed himself against the cold
[35] to activate (a fuse) so that it will explode at the required time to prepare (an explosive device) for use by introducing a fuse or detonator
[36] nautical to pack arming into (a sounding lead)
[37] (usually plural) a weapon, esp a firearm
[38] adjustable rate mortgage

Words related to Arming

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Origin of Arming

21200–50 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

Other words from Arming

arm·less , adjective

Word origin for Arming

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

Synonyms for Arming

fortify, load, mobilize, prepare, protect, provide, strengthen, supply, accouter, appoint, array, deck, equalize, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel, issue, outfit, pack, prime, rig, tote, heel up, load up, lug iron, make ready, pack a rod, rod up