armed

ARM

abbr.

adjustable-rate mortgage

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arm ¹  (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.

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[Middle English, from Old English earm; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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armed (ärmd) adj.

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arm ²  (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. arms

a. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.

b. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.

4. arms

a. 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) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.

Idiom:

up in arms

Extremely upset; indignant.

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[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armre, from arma.]

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armed (ärmd) adj.

armer n.

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armed¹

adj

1. equipped with or supported by arms, armour, etc.

2. prepared for conflict or any difficulty

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (of an explosive device) prepared for use; having a fuse or detonator installed

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having the protection of thorns, spines, etc.

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armed²

adj

a.  having an arm or arms

b.  (in combination) long-armed one-armed

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	armed - (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" unarmed - (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles"
	2.	armed - having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" armless - having no arms; "the armless Venus de Milo"
	3.	armed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns unarmed - (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns

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armed

adjective carrying weapons, provided, prepared, supplied, ready, protected, guarded, strengthened, equipped, primed, arrayed, furnished, fortified, in arms, forearmed, fitted out, under arms, girded, rigged out, tooled up (slang), accoutred The rebels are organized and armed.

armed to the teeth well-equipped, loaded up, well-furnished, tooled up (informal) They are armed to the teeth with high-tech equipment.

Translations

armed [ɑːmd]

A. ADJ [conflict, struggle, resistance] → armado
their men were not armed → sus hombres no iban armados
their men were heavily armed → sus hombres iban bien provistos de armas
armed guards → guardias mpl armados
the armed forces → las fuerzas armadas
armed robbery → robo m a mano armada
armed with sth (lit, fig) → armado de or con algo
they were armed with machine guns → iban armados de or con ametralladoras
she came armed with reams of statistics → vino armada de or con páginas y páginas de estadísticas
the missile was armed with a conventional warhead → el misil estaba equipado de or con una cabeza convencional
armed to the teeth → armado hasta los dientes

B. PT, PP of arm ²

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armed [ˈɑː^rmd] adj

[police, guards] → armé(e)
He may be armed → Il pourrait être armé.
armed with a knife → armé(e) d'un couteau

[attack] → armé(e) armed robbery
armed forces npl
the armed forces → les forces fpl armées
armed intervention n → intervention f armée
They want to avoid armed intervention → Ils veulent éviter toute intervention armée.
armed response unit n → unité f d'intervention rapide
armed response vehicle n → véhicule m d'intervention rapide
armed robbery n → vol m à main armée

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armed

adj → bewaffnet

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armed:

armed forces, armed services

pl → Streitkräfte pl

armed robbery

n → bewaffneter Raubüberfall

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armed [ɑːmd] adj → armato/a
armed to the teeth → armato/a fino ai denti
she was armed with all the facts → aveva in mano tutti i fatti

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armed → مُسلح ozbrojený bevæbnet bewaffnet ένοπλος armado aseistettu armé naoružan armato 武装した 무장한 gewapend bevæpnet uzbrojony armado вооруженный beväpnad ติดอาวุธ silahlı có vũ khí 武装的