armed
adjective /ɑːmd/
/ɑːrmd/ Definition
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2. Practise
B2 using or carrying weapons: an armed robbery armed conflict These men are armed and dangerous, and should not be approached. → Opposite unarmedProviding weapons or taking weapons away
(Definition of armed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arm verb
- armament noun
- arms control noun
- arms race noun
- capability noun (WEAPONS)
- decommission verb
- disarm verb (REMOVE WEAPONS)
- disarmament noun
- militarized adjective
- nuclear-free adjective
- pack verb (CARRY)
- peace dividend noun
- rearm verb
- reinforce verb
- tooled up adjective
- unarmed adjective
- under arms idiom
- with your bare hands idiom
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