arms

arms
arms [ armz ] noun plural **
weapons, for example guns or bombs:
countries that sell arms to terrorists
The British police do not usually carry arms.
the international arms trade
lay down (your) arms
to agree to stop fighting:
The President appealed to the rebels to lay down arms.
take up arms
to begin fighting with weapons:
Minority tribes took up arms against the new government.
under arms FORMAL
trained and ready to fight as an army
up in arms
angry and complaining about something:
up in arms about: Residents are up in arms about the closure of the local library.
=> COAT OF ARMS

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Arms — Originaltitel プロジェクトアームズ Transkription Project Arms …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Arms — Arms, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. [1913 Webster] He lays down his arms, but not his wiles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arms — Тип югэн гайся …   Википедия

  • ARMS — Год основания 1996 Расположение Накано, Токио (Япония) Ключевые фигуры Shimizu Osamu (яп. 清水修) …   Википедия

  • arms — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) guns and other weapons. 2) emblems originally displayed on the shields of knights to distinguish them in battle, surviving today as coats of arms. ● a call to arms Cf. ↑a call to arms ● up in arms Cf. ↑up in arms …   English terms dictionary

  • arms — arms; arms·eye; …   English syllables

  • arms — [n1] weaponry accoutrements, armaments, artillery, equipment, firearms, guns, munitions, ordnance, panoply, weapons; concept 500 arms [n2] family crest blazonry, coat, emblazonry, emblem, ensign, escutcheon, heraldry, insignia, shield, signet;… …   New thesaurus

  • arms — arms. См. плечи. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • arms — index ammunition, gun, weapons Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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