Overview of verb arm

The verb arm has 2 senses

• arm, build up, fortify, gird -- (prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border")


• arm -- (supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan")

Overview of adj armed

The adj armed has 3 senses

• armed -- ((used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery")


• armed -- (having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva")


• armed -- ((used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns)