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unarmed

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un·armed  (n-ärmd)
adj.
1.
a. Lacking weapons or armor; defenseless.
b. Not carrying, using, or displaying arms: an unarmed spotter plane; unarmed robbery.
2. Biology Having no thorns, spines, teeth, claws, or other protective parts.

unarmed [ʌnˈɑːmd]
adj
1. (Military) without weapons
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of animals and plants) having no claws, prickles, spines, thorns, or similar structures
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) of or relating to a projectile that does not use a detonator to initiate explosive action
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unarmedunarmed - (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles"
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"
armed - (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery"
2.unarmed - (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
armed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns

unarmed
adjective defenceless, helpless, unprotected, without arms, unarmoured, weaponless Thirteen unarmed civilians died in that attack.
armed, protected, strengthened, equipped, fortified
Translations
unarmed [ˈʌnˈɑːmd]
A. ADJdesarmado; (= defenceless) → inerme
B. CPD unarmed combat Ncombate m sin armas

unarmed [ˌʌnˈɑːrmd] adj
[person] → non armé(e)
[combat] → à mains nues

unarmed
adjunbewaffnet
advunbewaffnet

unarmed [ʌnˈɑːmd] adj (person) → disarmato/a
unarmed [ʌnˈɑːmd] adj (person) → disarmato/a

unarmed
adj unarmed [anˈaːmd]
without weapons or other means of defence The gangster shot an unarmed policeman; Judo is a type of unarmed fighting. ongewapen غَيْر مُسَلَّح невъоръжен neozbrojený ubevæbnet unbewaffnet άοπλος desarmado relvitu, relvastamata غیر مسلح aseeton désarmé; sans armes לא מְזוּיָן निहत्था, निशस्त्र nenaoružan fegyvertelen(ül) óvopnaður disarmato 非武装の 무장하지 않은 beginklis neapbruņots tdk bersenjata ongewapend våpenløs, ubevæpnet nieuzbrojony desarmado dezarmat; neînarmat безоружный neozbrojený neoborožen nenaoružan obeväpnad, vapenlös, utan vapen ที่ไม่พกอาวุธ silâhsız 非武裝的 неозброєний, беззбройний غير مسلح không sử dụng vũ khí


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Hence it is that all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed.
The jailer being unarmed, Brower got no weapon with which to defend his recovered liberty.
Some of our company went into the wood to divert themselves with hearing the birds and frightening the monkeys, creatures so cunning that they would not stir if a man came unarmed, but would run immediately when they saw a gun.
 
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