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arm1

arm 1

(ärm)
n.
1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
2. A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.
3. Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.
4. A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass: an arm of the sea. See Synonyms at branch.
5. An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.
6. Power or authority: the long arm of the law.
7. Sports The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.
Idioms:
an arm and a leg Slang
An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.
arm in arm
With arms linked together: They walked across the beach arm in arm.
at arm's length
At such a distance that physical or social contact is discouraged: kept the newcomer at arm's length at first.
with open arms
With great cordiality and hospitality.
[Middle English, from Old English earm; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
armed (ärmd) adj.

arm 2

(ärm)
n.
1. A weapon, especially a firearm: troops bearing arms; ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.
2. A branch of a military force: infantry, armor, and other combat arms.
3. arms
a. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.
b. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.
4. arms
a. Heraldry Bearings.
b. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.
v. armed, arm·ing, arms
v.intr.
1. To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.
2. To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.
v.tr.
1. To equip with weapons: armed themselves with loaded pistols; arm a missile with a warhead; arm a nation for war.
2. To equip with what is needed for effective action: tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.
3. To provide with something that strengthens or protects: a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.
4. To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.
Idiom:
up in arms
Extremely upset; indignant.
[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. Verb, Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armāre, from arma.]
armed (ärmd) adj.
arm′er n.

ARM

abbr.
adjustable-rate mortgage
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arms

(ɑːmz)
pl n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) weapons collectively. See also small arms
2. (Military) military exploits: prowess in arms.
3. (Heraldry) the official heraldic symbols of a family, state, etc, including a shield with distinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insignia
4. (Military) to carry weapons
5. (Military) to serve in the armed forces
6. (Heraldry) to have a coat of arms
7. (Military) in arms under arms armed and prepared for war
8. (Military) lay down one's arms to stop fighting; surrender
9. (Military) present arms military
a. a position of salute in which the rifle is brought up to a position vertically in line with the body, muzzle uppermost and trigger guard to the fore
b. the command for this drill
10. (Military) take arms take up arms to prepare to fight
11. to arms! arm yourselves!
12. up in arms indignant; prepared to protest strongly
[C13: from Old French armes, from Latin arma; see arm2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:arms - weapons considered collectively]arms - weapons considered collectively
ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun
armament - weaponry used by military or naval force
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
defence system, defense system - the weaponry available for the defense of a region
gunnery - guns collectively
hardware - major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
naval weaponry - weaponry for warships
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
2. [画像:arms - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.]arms - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
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Translations
أسْلِحَـهشِـعار
erbzbraně
våbenmærke
skjaldarmerkivopn
zbrane
orožje
armasilâh

arms

[ˈɑːrmz]
npl
(= weapons) → armes fpl
to bear arms → porter des armes
our right to bear arms → notre droit de porter des armes
to lay down one's arms (old-fashioned) → déposer les armes
to take up arms → prendre les armes
to be under arms → être sous les armes
to be up in arms → s'insurger
see also arm
(HERALDRY) → armes fpl
modif [dealer] → d'armes; [export, shipment, sales] → d'armes; [embargo, reduction] → d'armes arms control, arms factory, arms inspection, arms inspector, arms limitation, arms race, arms tradearms control n → contrôle m des armements arms embargo n → embargo m sur les armes arms factory n → usine f d'armementarms inspection n → inspection f de l'armementarms inspector n → inspecteur/trice m de l'armementarms limitation n → limitation f des armements arms race n → course f aux armements arms trade n → commerce m des armes arm-wrestle [ˈɑːrmresl] vi
to arm-wrestle with sb → faire un bras de fer avec qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

arms

pl
(= weapons) → Waffen pl; to arms! → zu den Waffen!; to carry arms → Waffen tragen ; to be under arms → unter Waffen stehen ; to take up arms (against somebody/something) → (gegen jdn/etw) zu den Waffen greifen ; (fig) → (gegen jdn/etw) zum Angriff übergehen ; to be up in arms (about something) (fig inf) (→ über etw acc) → empört sein; arms limitation talks → Rüstungsbegrenzungsverhandlungen pl
(Her) → Wappen nt

arms

:
arms control
arms dealer
n → Waffenhändler(in) m(f)
arms race
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

arms

[ɑːmz] npl
a. (weapons) → armi fpl
to be up in arms (fig) → essere sul piede di guerra
b. (Heraldry) (also coat of arms) → stemma m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

arm2

(aːm) verb
1. to give weapons to (a person etc). to arm the police. bewapen يُسَلِّـح въоръжавам armar ozbrojit bewaffnen bevæbne εξοπλίζω armar relvastama مسلح کردن aseistaa armer לְחַמֵש शस्त्रयुक्त करना naoružati felfegyverez mempersenjatai vopna armare 武装させる 무장시키다 apginkluoti apbruņot memberi senjata bewapenen væpne zbroić (się), uzbrajać مسلح کول armar a înarma вооружать ozbrojiť oborožiti naoružati beväpna ติดอาวุธ silâhlandırmak 武裝 озброювати مسلح کرنا trang bị vũ khí 武装
2. to prepare for battle, war etc. They armed for battle. bewapen يَتَسَلَّـح، يَسْتَعِد لِلحَرْب въоръжавам armar-se vyzbrojit (se) sich rüsten udruste; opruste οπλίζομαι, προετοιμάζομαι για μάχη armarse relvastuma آمادۀ جنگ کردن varustautua s'armer לְהִתכּוֹנֵן לְמִלְחָמָה जंग के लिए तैयार होना naoružati se fegyverkezik mempersiapkan senjata vopnast armarsi 武装する 전쟁 준비를 하다 ginkluoti(s) bruņoties memperlengkapi dengan senjata zich bewapenen ruste opp szykować się جنګ ته آماده کول armar-se a se înarma вооружаться zbrojiť oborožiti se naoružati rusta พร้อมรบ silâhlanmak, silâha sarılmak (為戰事等)著手武裝 заряджати, зводити جنگ کے لئے تیار ہونا chuẩn bị chiến đấu 武装起来
armed adjective
having a weapon or weapons. An armed man robbed the bank; Armed forces entered the country. gewapen مُسَـلَّـح въоръжен armado ozbrojený bewaffnet (be)væbnet ένοπλος armado relvastatud مسلح aseistettu armé חמוש सशस्त्र naoružan felfegyverzett, fegyveres bersenjata vopnaður armato 武装した 무장한 ginkluotas bruņots bersenjeta gewapend væpnet uzbrojony مسلح armado armat вооружённый ozbrojený oborožen naoružan beväpnad, väpnad ติดอาวุธ silâhlı 武裝的 озброєний مسلح vũ trang 武装的
arms noun plural
1. weapons. Does the police force carry arms? wapens أسْلِحَـه оръжие armas zbraně die Waffen (skyde)våben όπλα armas relvad جنگ افزار aseet armes כְּלֵי נֶשֶק अस्त्र-शस्त्र oružje fegyver senjata vopn armi 武器 무기 ginklai ieroči senjata wapens våpen broń د جنګ سامان armas arme оружие zbrane orožje oružje vapen อาวุธ silâh 武器 зброя اسلحہ ، ہتھیار vũ khí 武器
2. a design etc which is used as the symbol of the town, family etc (see also coat of arms). wapen شِـعار герб brasão erb das Wappen våbenmærke θυρεός escudo, blasón vapp نشان رسمی؛ آرم vaakuna armoiries שלט डिजाइन grb címer lambang skjaldarmerki arme, stemma 紋章 문장(紋章) herbas ģerbonis lambang wapen våpenmerke herb رسمی نښان، آرم armas blazon герб erb grb grb vapen ตราสัญลักษณ์ของเมืองหรือตระกูล arma 徽章 герб شہر یا خاندان کے لئے استعمال ہونے والا خصوصی نشان huy hiệu 纹章
be up in arms
to be very angry and make a great protest (about something). He is up in arms about the decision to close the road. baie kwaad ثائِر، مُحْتَدِم غَضَباً ядосан съм estar enfurecido bouřit se (proti) entrüstet være i krigshumør ξεσηκώνομαι, επαναστατώ για κτ. poner el grito en el cielo (acerca de) võitlusvalmis olema خشمگین vastustaa kiihkeästi s'élever לְהִתקוֹמֵם विरोध करना pobuniti se méltatlankodva tiltakozik berang ævareiður indignarsi; ribellarsi 激しく抗議する 반기를 들다 piestu stoti prieš cīņas gatavībā menentang verontwaardigd zijn opphisset, sint ostro protestować خفه، غصه estar enfurecido a fi revoltat (de) готовый к борьбе búriť sa (proti) nastopiti (proti) pobunjen vara på krigsstigen, vara upprörd ยัวะ galeyana gelmek, ayaklanmak 憤而抗議 войовниче налаштований سخت خفا ہونا phản đối kịch liệt 愤而抗议
take up arms (often with against)
to begin fighting. The peasants took up arms against the dictator. wapen opneem تَقَلَّد السِّلاح، تَهَيَّأ لِلحَرْب възставам pegar em armas pozvednout zbraně (proti) die Waffen ergreifen gribe til våben εξεγείρομαι, παίρνω τα όπλα tomar las armas relvi haarama طغیان کردن؛ شروع به جنگ کردن käydä sotaan s'insurger לְהַתְחִיל בִקְּרָב संघर्ष छेड़ना pobuniti se fegyvert fog angkat senjata grípa til vopna iniziare una disputa, prendere le armi 戦いを始める 무기를 들다 griebtis ginklo, sukilti ķerties pie ieročiem bertindak naar de wapens grijpen gripe til våpen chwytać za broń سرکشی کول، په جنګ باندی پیل کول pegar em armas a se ridica (împotriva) взяться за оружие pozdvihnúť zbrane proti vstati (proti) dići se na oružje resa vapen, gripa till vapen พร้อมต่อสู้ silâha sarılmak 武裝反抗 братися до зброї لڑائی شروع کرنا chuẩn bị chiến đấu 拿起武器
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