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weapon
[ wep-uhn ]
noun
- any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim:
the deadly weapon of satire.
- Zoology. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.
verb (used with object)
- to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons:
to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.
weapon
/ ˈwɛpən /
noun
- an object or instrument used in fighting
- anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent
his power of speech was his best weapon
- any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
- a slang word for penis
Derived Forms
- ˈweaponed, adjective
- ˈweaponless, adjective
Other Words From
- weaponed adjective
- weapon·less adjective
- outweaponed adjective
- super·weapon noun
- un·weaponed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
Example Sentences
Eighteen years ago, the US invaded Iraq under the false pretense that Saddam Ḥussein possessed nuclear weapons.
The settlement was announced as Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and the FBI continue criminal investigations of the three officers who fired their weapons into Taylor’s apartment.
Now, more evidence suggests that steroids are an effective weapon against the coronavirus.
The Celtics have myriad weapons at their disposal, even with Hayward out for the next few weeks.
Musk has previously said the technology could be more dangerous than nuclear weapons, and warned that AI could become too powerful, too quickly, preventing humans from keeping it in check.
But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.
He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faced 15 years prison time.
The $50,000 reward means a weapon was brandished to either the customers or the employees.
Less than eight percent of sentenced federal women prisoners are there for violent crimes or weapon offenses.
When Robert Haile pulled his own weapon, Brooks continued his stick-up.
The Frenchman's blade scintillated in the setting sun around Haggard's more stiffly held weapon.
Haggard flung his weapon to the ground, and all four men crowded round the corpse.
But he found the weapon unwieldy, and he returned to his hotel a sadder man than he left it.
They divested themselves of their coats and vests, and, bare-headed, each advanced to receive his weapon.
He had perhaps placed in her hand the weapon that should hasten his own defeat, stretch him bleeding on the sand.
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