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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
/ ˈɛə /
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
- ˈɱDzԱ, adjective
- ˈɱDzԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɱoԱ adjective
- ɱo· adjective
- outɱoԱ adjective
- p·ɱo noun
- un·ɱoԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
Example Sentences
In a statement a day later, China's foreign ministry urged Washington to "stop using tariffs as a weapon to suppress China's economy and trade, and stop undermining the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people".
What better person to put in charge of the armed forces and its 4,000 nuclear weapons than a loutish drunk?
Popular discontent emboldened both the Nazis and the Communists, and increasingly, industrial and banking leaders came to see Hitler as the weapon they could wield to crush the radical left.
He spoke to masked men selling drugs out in the open and carrying large weapons - they explained that teenagers as young as 13 had sometimes become involved in criminal activity in the favela.
"For young people, a phone is more dangerous than any weapon in the world," he said.
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