DICTOMETER

ARMED

(arm, armed, brazo, armado, væpnet)

1. Synonyms:
   • Arm
   • Build up
   • Fortify
   • Gird
   Definitions:
   • prepare oneself for a military confrontation
   Examples:
   • The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
   • Troops are building up on the Iraqi border
   Antonyms:
   disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Arm
   Definitions:
   • supply with arms
   Examples:
   • The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Armed
   Definitions:
   • (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
   Examples:
   • Armed robbery
   Antonyms:
   • UNARMED
   • barehanded
   • clean
   • defenseless, defenceless
   • weaponless
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Armed
   Definitions:
   • having arms or arms as specified
   • used especially in combination
   Examples:
   • The many-armed goddess Shiva
   Antonyms:
   • ARMLESS
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Armed
   Definitions:
   • (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
   Antonyms:
   • UNARMED
   • thornless, spineless