ALL meanings of arms
arm
A a - noun plural arms weapons collectively 3
- noun plural arms military exploits 3
- noun plural arms the official heraldic symbols of a family, state, etc, including a shield with distinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insignia 3
- noun arms Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms. 1
- noun arms Weapons and ammunition; armaments. 1
- noun arms arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. 1
- idioms arms bear arms, to carry weapons. to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross. 1
- idioms arms take up arms, to prepare for war; go to war: to take up arms against the enemy. 1
- idioms arms under arms, ready for battle; trained and equipped: The number of men under arms is no longer the decisive factor in warfare. 1
- idioms arms up in arms, ready to take action; indignant; outraged: There is no need to get up in arms over such a trifle. 1
- verb without object arms to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war. 1
- verb with object arms to equip with weapons: to arm the troops. 1
- verb with object arms to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired. 1
- verb with object arms to cover protectively. 1
- verb with object arms to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security; support; fortify: He was armed with statistics and facts. 1
- verb with object arms to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments. 1
- verb with object arms to prepare for action; make fit; ready. 1
- noun arms plural of arm. 0
- verb arms third-person singular simple present indicative form of arm. 0