armed

armed · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Equipped with or carrying weapons.

  2. 2.

    Supplied with equipment, tools, or information needed for a purpose.

  3. 3.

    (Of a weapon or explosive device) Ready to detonate or fire.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    armed forces — The military forces of a country.
  • •
    armed robbery — Theft committed using weapons.
  • •
    armed to the teeth — Carrying many weapons; heavily armed.
  • •
    armed and dangerous — Carrying weapons and likely to use them.

Related words

Antonyms: defenseless, unarmed
See also: arm, armor, arms, unarmed
Synonyms: equipped, fortified, weaponized

Etymology

Past participle of arm, from Old French armer, from Latin armare ("to equip with weapons").