arms

Từ điển Collocation

arms noun

ADJ. nuclear | small fighters using small arms and home-made grenades

VERB + ARMS bear, carry The right to bear arms is enshrined in the constitution. | call sb to (formal) He called his comrades to arms (= urged them to fight). | take up (formal) The people took up arms to defend their country. | lay down (formal) The government called on them to lay down their arms and surrender. | supply He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists

ARMS + NOUN race | control, embargo | deal, industry, sales, trade

PREP. under ~ (formal) There were more than a million men under arms during the American Civil War.


Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
  • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; weapon, weapon system

    he was licensed to carry a weapon

  • an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; branch, subdivision

    a branch of Congress

  • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; branch, limb

    the arm of the record player

    an arm of the sea

    a branch of the sewer

  • the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
  • the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm; sleeve

    v.

  • prepare oneself for a military confrontation; build up, fortify, gird

    The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East

    troops are building up on the Iraqi border

  • supply with arms

    The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

arms|armed|arming
syn.: defend empower equip fortify weapon

ant.: disarm