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armed
1[ ahrmd ]
adjective
- having a specified number or kind of arms (often used in combination): a weak-armed quarterback.
a four-armed Hindu god;
a weak-armed quarterback.
armed
2[ ahrmd ]
adjective
- bearing firearms; having weapons:
a heavily armed patrol.
- maintained by arms:
armed peace.
- involving the use of weapons:
armed conflict.
- equipped:
The students came armed with their pocket calculators.
- (especially of an animal) covered protectively, as by a shell.
- fortified; made secure:
Armed by an inveterate optimism, he withstood despair.
- (of an artillery shell, bomb, missile, etc.) having the fuze made operative.
armed
1/ ɑː /
adjective
- equipped with or supported by arms, armour, etc
- prepared for conflict or any difficulty
- (of an explosive device) prepared for use; having a fuse or detonator installed
- (of plants) having the protection of thorns, spines, etc
armed
2/ ɑː /
adjective
- having an arm or arms
- ( in combination )
long-armed
one-armed
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-armed adjective
- well-armed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of armed1
Origin of armed2
Example Sentences
When the ambulances stopped beside the Hamas car, the soldiers assumed they were under threat and opened fire, despite no evidence any of the emergency team was armed.
What better person to put in charge of the armed forces and its 4,000 nuclear weapons than a loutish drunk?
However, Cain says it was "really shocking" to speak to an armed young man working for a cartel who was from a "relatively middle-class" background.
Shortly after Yoon's arrest in January, enraged supporters stormed a courthouse in Seoul, armed with metal beams, assaulting police officers who stood in their way.
Three days later, former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman was the victim of an armed robbery that took place with his family inside their Maple Valley, Wash., home when the break-in took place.
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