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- Dictionaryarmed/ɑːmd/
adjective
- 1. equipped with or carrying a firearm or firearms: "heavily armed troops"
- 2. having claws, a beak, etc. of a specified tincture: "a lion rampant argent, armed and langued azure"
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Learn the meaning of armed as an adjective, with two senses related to weapons and security. See how to use armed in a sentence, find synonyms and related phrases, and explore the word history and origin.
If you're armed, you are carrying some kind of weapon. Armed soldiers are most commonly supplied with guns. In the United States, police officers are almost always armed, while British police usually don't carry guns.
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Find 13 words and phrases that mean armed or are opposite of armed in English. Learn the definitions and examples of armed and its related terms, such as fitted, military, and armed action.
Armed definition: having a specified number or kind of arms (often used in combination). See examples of ARMED used in a sentence.
Armed Definition. Having arms (limbs) of a specified kind. Long- armed. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon. Nuclear-armed. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type. Simple past tense and past participle of arm.
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