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arms
/ ɑːmz /
plural noun
weapons collectively See also small arms
military exploits
prowess in arms
the official heraldic symbols of a family, state, etc, including a shield with distinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insignia
to carry weapons
to serve in the armed forces
to have a coat of arms
armed and prepared for war
to stop fighting; surrender
military
a position of salute in which the rifle is brought up to a position vertically in line with the body, muzzle uppermost and trigger guard to the fore
the command for this drill
to prepare to fight
arm yourselves!
indignant; prepared to protest strongly
Word History and Origins
Origin of arms1
Example Sentences
The German arms maker’s growth will be more skewed to the fourth quarter than previously anticipated, partly because that is when several tens of orders from the German government are expected to come, they say.
“Derek held my arms and he was like, ‘Push against me as hard as you can,’” she says.
She stood in my blind spot and waved her arms around.
"I don't understand how they could be free. Doesn't anyone see Zainab's injuries?" said the teen's mother Asia, pointing to severe burns on her daughter's arms, legs, back and stomach.
It is also developing the Flamingo, a Ukrainian-made long-range weapon, which officials in Kyiv say will reduce its dependence on U.S. and European arms.
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