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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma,
pl., arms. See arms.]
1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
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And make him with our pikes and partisans
A grave: come, arm him. --Shak.
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Arm your prize;
I know you will not lose him. --Two N. Kins.
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2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
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His shoulders broad and strong,
Armed long and round. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense;
as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
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Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv.
14.
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4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will
add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm
the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
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5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for
resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
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Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet.
iv. 1.
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To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Arming \Arm"ing\, n.
1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
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The arming was now universal. --Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.
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3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
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Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
designs on the covers of books.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma,
pl., arms. See arms.]
1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]
And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave:
come, arm him. --Shak.
Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. --Two
N. Kins.
2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]
His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and
round. --Beau. & Fl.
3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense;
as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv.
14.
4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will
add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm
the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for
resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet.
iv. 1.
To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Arming \Arm"ing\, n.
1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The arming was now universal. --Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.
3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
designs on the covers of books.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
arming
n : the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
[syn: armament, equipping] [ant: disarming, disarming]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Αγγλικά n.
ο εξοπλισμός
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
A (l en pitiful) person, someone who is to be pitied.
Old High German n.
poor or miserable person
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
arming
n.
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now
especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act
of providing with the means of defense and attack.
vb.
(present participle of en arm nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
A (l en pitiful) person, someone who is to be pitied.
Old High German n.
poor or miserable person
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
A (l en pitiful) person, someone who is to be pitied.
Old High German n.
poor or miserable person
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a rm ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
arming
Engelska a.
(avledning en arm ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb arm)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/ التّسلّحFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ozbrojení
arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/ bewaffnend, mit Waffen ausrüstend, aufrüstend see: arm sb. with sth., armed, arms, armedFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]aseistaa, aseistautua act of supplying with arms
arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/ armatura, naoružavanjeFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
arming /ˈɑːmɪŋ/ 1. fegyverzet 2. forgórész 3. felfegyverzés 4. armatúraFrom Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
arming armingFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈɑɹmɪŋ/
n. 无装,装备,徽章;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 无装,装备,徽章