Definition of the word arming

English[edit]

Verb[edit]

arming

  1. present participle of arm

Noun[edit]

arming (plural armings)

  1. The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
    • 2016, J. Fisher, Envisioning Disease, Gender, and War: Women’s Narratives of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Springer, →ISBN, page 59:

      Applying the conventions of war epic, this section of the novel would correspond to the arming of the hero, his donning of armor and and assembling weapons in preparation for battle.

    • 2018, Albert Bates Lord, Epic Singers and Oral Tradition, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 89:

      The arming of Paris begins [as follows…] First he placed along his legs the fair greaves linked with silver fastenings to hold the greaves at the ankles. Afterwards he girt on about his chest the corselet. [] The armings of Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Achilles with with the same three lines as that of Paris.

    1. (in particular, especially in compounds) The affixing and securing on of armor.
      arming buckle, arming doublet, arming garments (garments for anchoring armor to), arming harness, arming jacket, arming nail, arming point, arming straps (for securing armor)
      • 1819, James Robinson Planché, A Cyclopaedia of Costume Or Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent: A general history of costume in Europe, page 103:

        [] two tunicles and a gambeson, each with a border of the arms of France; [] a quantity of aiguilletes and laces for arming; six bascinets; a gamboised thigh-piece, and an esquivalens of leather []

  2. The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task.
    • 1956, Taslim Olawale Elias, The Nature of African Customary Law, Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 275:

      The novelty largely consists in the arming of such subordinate officials of the statutory court with the new magic wand of the record book and of spoken English; []

    • 1965, Translations on International Communist Developments:
      The Party has always seen to the selection of its most active fighters propagandists and lecturers , and to the arming of them with knowledge. The theoretical level of our propaganda depends primarily on them.
    • 2013, Kate E. Reynolds, Sexuality and Severe Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Health Educators, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 38:

      It may be even more confusing for a severely autistic child if they are not equipped with knowledge and skill [] It is the arming of a severely autistic child with information and opportunities to experience relationships []

  3. The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
    • 1917, Handbook of the 3.2-inch Field Battery, with Instructions for Its Care, July 30, 1902, Revised June 23, 1908, page 60:
      This insures the arming of the fuze when fired.
    • 2010, T. Michael Fuson; Phil B. Hammond; Ruth E. Fuson, The Black Heart, T. Michael Fuson, →ISBN, page 419:

      If he didn’t knock it down, the second plane would have a shot prior to the arming of the missile’s warhead. Suddenly things didn’t look so bad. Blakely pushed the microphone button.

  4. (nautical) A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
    • 2011, H. G. Mowat, Captain Carteret and the Voyage of the Swallow:

      the nature of the sea bed indicated by the arming in the cavity at the base []

  5. (nautical, chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action.

Derived terms[edit]

  • arming press
  • arming sword

Translations[edit]

act of supplying with arms

References[edit]

  • 1828, Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language:
    Equipping with arms; providing with the means of defense or attack; also, preparing for resistance in a moral sense.
  • FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

Anagrams[edit]

  • Ingram, Maring, margin, raming

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the adjective arm.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ɑrmɪŋ/

Noun[edit]

arming m (definite singular armingen, indefinite plural armingar, definite plural armingane)

  1. A pitiful person, someone who is to be pitied.
    • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, «Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860»:
      Og derfor heller Ingen er som slik ein Arming litit sæl; og um an ikki er os kjær, so maa me vilja honom vel.

      And therefore no one is as unhappy as such a pitiful person; and even if he is not dear to us, we must wish him well.

Further reading[edit]

  • “arming” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From arm +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

arming m

  1. poor or miserable person

Declension[edit]

Declension of arming (masculine a-stem)

References[edit]

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Definitions of arming

  1. noun

    the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

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arm1

arm 1

 (ärm)

n.

1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.

2. A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.

3. Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.

4. A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass: an arm of the sea. See Synonyms at branch.

5. An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.

6. Power or authority: the long arm of the law.

7. Sports The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.

Idioms:

an arm and a leg Slang

An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.

arm in arm

With arms linked together: They walked across the beach arm in arm.

at arm’s length

At such a distance that physical or social contact is discouraged: kept the newcomer at arm’s length at first.

with open arms

With great cordiality and hospitality.



armed (ärmd) adj.


arm 2

 (ärm)

n.

1. A weapon, especially a firearm: troops bearing arms; ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.

2. A branch of a military force: infantry, armor, and other combat arms.

3. arms

a. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.

b. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.

4. arms

a. Heraldry Bearings.

b. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.

v. armed, arm·ing, arms

v.intr.

1. To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.

2. To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.

v.tr.

1. To equip with weapons: armed themselves with loaded pistols; arm a missile with a warhead; arm a nation for war.

2. To equip with what is needed for effective action: tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.

3. To provide with something that strengthens or protects: a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.

4. To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.

Idiom:

up in arms

Extremely upset; indignant.


[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. Verb, Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armāre, from arma.]


armed (ärmd) adj.

arm′er n.


ARM

abbr.

adjustable-rate mortgage

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

arming

(ˈɑːmɪŋ)

n

1. the act of taking arms or providing with arms

2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

arming

As applied to explosives, weapons, and ammunition, the changing from a safe condition to a state of readiness for initiation.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

arm1 /ɑrm/USA pronunciation  
n. [countable]

  1. Anatomy
    • the upper limb of the human body.
    • the upper limb from shoulder to elbow:The doctor gave me an injection in the arm.

  2. Sound Reproductionany part or attachment that resembles an arm, as a projecting support on a chair.
  3. a branch, section, or part of an organization: an arm of the government.

Idioms

  1. Idioms an arm and a leg, a great deal of money: That will cost an arm and a leg.
  2. Idioms arm in arm, with arms linked together or intertwined: walking along arm in arm.
  3. Idioms at arm’s length, at a distance that discourages intimacy:kept her associates at arm’s length.
  4. (long) arm of the law, the power or authority of the law or law enforcement.
  5. Idioms twist someone’s arm, to bring strong pressure to bear on someone.
  6. Idioms with open arms, cordially;
    hospitably:welcomed her with open arms.

arm2 /ɑrm/USA pronunciation  
n. 

    [countable]

  1. MilitaryUsually, arms. [plural] weapons, esp. guns, rifles, or firearms.
  2. Heraldry arms, [plural] the heraldic designs or symbols on a shield.

v.

  1. to (cause to) be equipped with weapons: [no object]The country is arming for war.[~ + oneself]The rebels armed themselves.[~ + object]They armed their troops.
  2. to activate, equip, or prepare (something) for specific purpose or effective use:[~ + object]to arm the security system.

Idioms

  1. Idioms, Military bear arms:
    • to carry weapons:claimed the right to bear arms.
    • to serve as a member of the armed forces:He had to bear arms as a youth of only sixteen.

  2. Idioms, Military take up arms, to prepare for or go to war.
  3. Idioms, Military under arms, (of troops) trained and equipped for battle.
  4. Idioms up in arms, indignant:is up in arms about the effort to discredit him.

-arm-, root.

    1. -arm- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning «weapon.» This meaning is found in such words as: armada, armament, arms, disarmament.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

arm1 
(ärm),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Anatomythe upper limb of the human body, esp. the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  2. Anatomythe upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow.
  3. Biologythe forelimb of any vertebrate.
  4. Zoologysome part of an organism like or likened to an arm.
  5. Sound Reproductionany armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph.
  6. a covering for the arm, esp. a sleeve of a garment:the arm of a coat.
  7. an administrative or operational branch of an organization:A special arm of the government will investigate.
  8. Nautical, Naval Termsany of the curved or bent pieces of an anchor, terminating in the flukes. See diag. under anchor. 
  9. Furniturean armrest.
  10. an inlet or cove:an arm of the sea.
  11. Militarya combat branch of the military service, as the infantry, cavalry, or field artillery.
  12. power;
    might;
    strength;
    authority:the long arm of the law.
  13. Printing[Typography.]either of the extensions to the right of the vertical line of a K or upward from the vertical stem of a Y.
  14. an arm and a leg, a great deal of money:Our night on the town cost us an arm and a leg.
  15. arm in arm, with arms linked together or intertwined:They walked along arm in arm.
  16. at arm’s length, not on familiar or friendly terms;
    at a distance:He’s the kind of person you pity but want to keep at arm’s length.
  17. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep:After a strenuous day, he was soon in the arms of Morpheus.
  18. on the arm, [Slang.]free of charge;
    gratis:an investigation of policemen who ate lunch on the arm.
  19. put the arm on, [Slang.]
    • to solicit or borrow money from:She put the arm on me for a generous contribution.
    • to use force or violence on;
      use strong-arm tactics on:If they don’t cooperate, put the arm on them.

  20. twist someone’s arm, to use force or coercion on someone.
  21. with open arms, cordially;
    with warm hospitality:a country that receives immigrants with open arms.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English earm; cognate with Gothic arms, Old Norse armr, Old Frisian erm, Dutch, Old Saxon, Old High German arm (German Arm) arm; Latin armus, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, rȁmo shoulder; akin to Sanskrit īrmá, Avestan arəma-, Old Prussian irmo arm; not akin to Latin arma arm2

armed, adj. 
armlike′, adj. 

arm2 
(ärm),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. MilitaryUsually, arms. weapons, esp. firearms.
  2. Heraldry arms, the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body;
    armorial bearings;
    coat of arms.
  3. Military bear arms:
    • to carry weapons.
    • to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces:His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross.

  4. Military take up arms, to prepare for war;
    go to war:to take up arms against the enemy.
  5. Military under arms, ready for battle;
    trained and equipped:The number of men under arms is no longer the decisive factor in warfare.
  6. up in arms, ready to take action;
    indignant;
    outraged:There is no need to get up in arms over such a trifle.

v.i.

  1. to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war.

v.t.

  1. to equip with weapons:to arm the troops.
  2. to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired.
  3. to cover protectively.
  4. to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security;
    support;
    fortify:He was armed with statistics and facts.
  5. to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use:to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments.
  6. to prepare for action;
    make fit;
    ready.
  • Latin armāre to arm, verb, verbal derivative of arma (plural) tools, weapons (not akin to arm1); (noun, nominal) Middle English armes (plural) Latin arma, as above
  • Anglo-French, Old French armer
  • 1200–50 for verb, verbal; 1300–50 for noun, nominal; (verb, verbal) Middle English armen

armless, adj. 

    • 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outfit.


    • 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deactivate, disarm.



ARM,

  1. Businessadjustable-rate mortgage.

Arm,

  1. Language VarietiesArmenian.

Arm.,

    1. Language VarietiesArmenian.
    2. Armorican.

Ar.M.,

  1. Master of Architecture.
  • Neo-Latin Architecturae Magister

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

arm /ɑːm/ n

  1. (in man) either of the upper limbs from the shoulder to the wrist

    Related adjective(s): brachial

  2. the part of either of the upper limbs from the elbow to the wrist; forearm
  3. the corresponding limb of any other vertebrate
  4. an armlike appendage of some invertebrates
  5. an object that covers or supports the human arm, esp the sleeve of a garment or the side of a chair, sofa, etc
  6. anything considered to resemble an arm in appearance, position, or function, esp something that branches out from a central support or larger mass: an arm of the sea, the arm of a record player
  7. an administrative subdivision of an organization: an arm of the government
  8. power; authority: the arm of the law
  9. arm in armwith arms linked
  10. at arm’s lengthat a distance; away from familiarity with or subjection to another
  11. in the arms of Morpheussleeping
  12. with open armswith great warmth and hospitality: to welcome someone with open arms

Etymology: Old English; related to German Arm, Old Norse armr arm, Latin armus shoulder, Greek harmos joint

arm /ɑːm/ vb (transitive)

  1. to equip with weapons as a preparation for war
  2. to provide (a person or thing) with something that strengthens, protects, or increases efficiency
  3. to activate (a fuse) so that it will explode at the required time
  4. to prepare (an explosive device) for use by introducing a fuse or detonator

n

  1. (usually plural) a weapon, esp a firearm


See also armsEtymology: 14th Century: (n) back formation from arms, from Old French armes, from Latin arma; (vb) from Old French armer to equip with arms, from Latin armāre, from arma arms, equipment

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"Arming" of alarm panel – when the burglar alarm system is triggered (e.g. door open) it issues an alarm; "disarming" of an alarm panel – does not issue an alar [..]

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tallow or other sticky substance placed in the recess at the lower end of a sounding lead for obtaining a sample of the bottom

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Tallow or other substance placed in the recess at the lower end of a sounding lead, for obtaining a sample of the bottom.

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v

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To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.


to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling


v

ru

To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.


v

ru

To take up weapons; to arm oneself.


v

ru

To fit (a magnet) with an armature.


n

ru

A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.


n

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The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict


n

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(chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays.

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Значение слова arming в словаре английский языка

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The definition of arming in the dictionary is the act of taking arms or providing with arms. Other definition of arming is a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom.

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ЧАСТОТА ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ТЕРМИНА «ARMING» С ТЕЧЕНИЕМ ВРЕМЕНИ

На графике показано годовое изменение частотности использования слова «arming» за последние 500 лет. Формирование графика основано на анализе того, насколько часто термин «arming» появляется в оцифрованных печатных источниках на английский языке, начиная с 1500 года до настоящего времени.

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ЦИТАТЫ СО СЛОВОМ «ARMING»

Известные цитаты и высказывания со словом arming.

The nation is arming. What are they arming for if it isn’t that they are so distrustful of their government? They’re afraid they’ll have to fight for their liberty in more Second Amendment kinds of ways.

I’m in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they’re in. I’m not in favour of a blanket arming of the police.

Violent crime is a solved problem — all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.

I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is arming Israel against the Palestinians in every way in Gaza.

КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «ARMING»

Поиск случаев использования слова arming в следующих библиографических источниках. Книги, относящиеся к слову arming, и краткие выдержки из этих книг для получения представления о контексте использования этого слова в литературе на английский языке.

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Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture

Examines the American belief system regarding arms rights, and documenting the rarity of firearms in early America as well as the technological advances and events that made guns an integral part of American life.

Michael A. Bellesiles, 2003

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Arming without Aiming: India’s Military Modernization

We do not want to predict that India’s military-strategic restraint will last forever, but we do expect that the deeper problems in Indian defense policy will continue to slow down military modernization.»—from the preface to the …

Stephen P. Cohen, Sunil Dasgupta, 2013

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Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada

In this sweeping, immersive book, R. Blake Brown outlines efforts to regulate the use of guns by young people, punish the misuse of arms, impose licensing regimes, and create firearm registries.

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Arming the British Police: The Great Debate

This is a dispassionate overview of the debate that surrounds the issue of arming the police.

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The Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War

Europe’s adoption of new 20th-century weaponry increased its land-based military power and influenced international affairs during the series of diplomatic crises that led to the First World War.

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Arming Slaves: From Classical Times to the Modern Age

This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United …

Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan, 2008

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Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism

Oxford botanists advised British generals on how to destroy enemy crops during the war in Malaya; American scientists attempted to alter the weather in Vietnam. This work raised questions that went beyond the goal of weaponizing nature.

Jacob Darwin Hamblin, 2013

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Arming the Periphery: The Arms Trade in the Indian Ocean …

Arming the Periphery is a major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies across the ‘long’ nineteenth century (c …

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Arming Japan: Defense Production, Alliance Politics, and the …

In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly.

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Arming: Webster’s Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Familiar Quotations CircuitriesThere comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.ndash;Rusty BerkusCircuitries ndash; CircleStrange things are …

НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «ARMING»

Здесь показано, как национальная и международная пресса использует термин arming в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.

Rise in Gun Sales: Jews Are Arming

Rise in Gun Sales: Jews Are Arming. In the wake of terror wave, residents of Jerusalem neighborhoods are taking advantage of new … «Arutz Sheva, Июл 15»

SEE! Stop arming Israeli apartheid

To commemorate the anniversary of Israel’s military attackon the Gaza Strip last summer, UK activists organised a demonstration Monday … «Alternative Information Center, Июл 15»

State Dept ‘not aware’ of US blocking allies from arming Kurds

WASHINGTON, DC — A US government spokesman said he is “not aware” of any orders from Washington to Arab allies that they refrain from … «Rudaw, Июл 15»

Syrian Christian Leader Tells West: ‘Stop Arming Terror Groups Who …

The world leader of Syria’s besieged Christians has issued a heartfelt plea to the West to “stop arming and supporting terrorist groups that are … «Mintpress News, Июл 15»

Why Is Obama Stiff-Arming The Kurds?

Kurdish forces head out to battle Islamic State terrorists in a converted civilian truck. AP View Enlarged Image. War On Terror: Refusing to help … «Investor’s Business Daily, Июл 15»

ARMing Heroes Accepts Grant Applications Beginning July 4

ARMing Heroes grant recipient Daniel Gray, who served in the U.S. Marine … ARMing Heroes, the credit and collection industry’s charity for … «ACA International, Июл 15»

Arming Ukraine Against Russia Will Only Make Things Worse

Josh Cohen, The Great Debate columnist at Reuters, believes that arming Ukraine will only make things worse. So far, the U.S. has said that it … «ValueWalk, Июл 15»

US Forbids Allies From Arming Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIS

Directly arming them, however, is apparently a step too far, and the reason is likely Turkey. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist organization, … «Antiwar.com, Июл 15»

2015 Round Top Music Festival: Conductor Christian Arming

Vienna-born Christian Arming, Music Director of the Royal Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct the Texas Festival Orchestra this … «Houston Public Media, Июл 15»

Britain still arming Israel despite fear weapons will be used against …

Cahal Milmo is the chief reporter of The Independent and has been with the paper since 2000. He was born in London and previously worked … «The Independent, Июл 15»

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ARMING

Definition of ARMING

  1. (noun)the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war

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Crossword clues for arming

arming
  • Preparing for war
  • Supplying with weapons
  • Supplying weapons to
  • Supplying weapons
  • Preparing for combat
  • Preparing for battle
  • Military activity
  • Getting ready for battle
  • Furnishing with weapons
  • Activating, as an alarm
  • Activating, as a security system
  • Activating, as a bomb
  • Prewar activity
  • Outfitting, as a posse
  • Turning plowshares into swords?
  • Giving heat?
  • The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
  • Prepare for a military confrontation
  • Fortifying
  • Providing with weaponry
  • Pre-joust activity
  • Cold-war activity
  • Activating, as a fuse
  • Activating, as a missile

The Collaborative International Dictionary

Arming

Arm Arm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma,
pl., arms. See arms.]

  1. To take by the arm; to take up in one’s arms. [Obs.]

    And make him with our pikes and partisans
    A grave: come, arm him.
    —Shak.

    Arm your prize;
    I know you will not lose him.
    —Two N. Kins.

  2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]

    His shoulders broad and strong,
    Armed long and round.
    —Beau. & Fl.

  3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense;
    as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.

    Abram . . . armed his trained servants.
    —Gen. xiv.
    1

  4. 4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will
    add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm
    the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.

  5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for
    resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.

    Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.
    —1 Pet.
    iv. 1.

    To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature.

Arming

Arming Arm»ing, n.

  1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.

    The arming was now universal.
    —Macaulay.

  2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
    end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
    etc., of the sea bottom.
    —Totten.

  3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
    outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays.

    Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
    designs on the covers of books.

Wiktionary

arming

n. 1 (context nautical English) A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the se

  1. 2 The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict 3 (context nautical chiefly in the plural English) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship’s upper works on holidays. v

  2. (present participle of arm English)

WordNet

Usage examples of «arming».

Arming her bola, and commanding those who had bolas of their own to do the same, Lonit drew in a deep, steadying breath.

The bombardier of each aircraft had to go down into the bomb bay and, walking along the narrow catwalk between the bombs and holding his portable oxygen bottle in one hand, pull out the arming pins of his bombs.

President Lincoln determined to make a third, and last, attempt to avert the necessity for thus emancipating and arming the Slaves.

Little over five months had passed, since the occurrence of the great event in the history of the American Nation mentioned in the preceding Chapter, before the Freed Negro, now bearing arms in defense of the Union and of his own Freedom, demonstrated at the first attack on Port Hudson the wisdom of emancipating and arming the Slave, as a War measure.

Farm, Fair Oaks, and numerous other battle-fields, in Virginia and elsewhere, right down to Appomattox—the African soldier fought courageously, fully vindicating the War-wisdom of Abraham Lincoln in emancipating and arming the Race.

Read the passage in the eulogy on Choate where he describes him arming himself in the entire panoply of his gorgeous rhetoric—and you will get some far-away conception of the power of this magician.

He fled towards the Alps, with the humble hope, not of arming the Visigoths in his cause, but of securing his person and treasures in the sanctuary of Julian, one of the tutelar saints of Auvergne.

The autumn night was chilly even though the wind had died, but Morrone felt himself sweating under his mail and arming doublet as he had not since the Battle of the Hooey River.

Arming himself with the stockpile Pig had abandoned, Knoop joined the struggle.

I rang Sandra on the way to the launderette, having taken the precaution of arming myself with a supply of change for the telephone.

How, then, can I possibly arrive at the conclusion that the pestle is a proof of arming and premeditating?

Duke of Tilth arming runaway Chalcedean slaves and teaching them military tactics to Kettricken being called on to mediate between Lord Carolsin of Ashlake, who claimed that Lord Dignity of Timbery had seduced and stolen his daughter.

The remainder of the nation embraced the desperate expedient of arming their slaves, a hardy race of hunters and herdsmen, by whose tumultuary aid they revenged their defeat, and expelled the invader from their confines.

Number Ten wrested a parang from an adversary, and acting upon his example the other creatures were not long in arming themselves in a similar manner.

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress.

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    • UK IPA
    • [ahrm]
    • /ɑrm/
    • /ɑːm/
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    • [ahrm]
    • /ɑrm/

Definitions of arming word

  • noun arming the act of taking arms or providing with arms 3
  • noun arming a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom 3
  • noun arming Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms. 1
  • noun arming arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. 1
  • verb without object arming to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war. 1
  • verb with object arming to equip with weapons: to arm the troops. 1

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Origin of arming

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50 for v.; 1300-50 for noun; (v.) Middle English armen < Anglo-French, Old French armer < Latin armāre to arm, verbal derivative of arma (plural) tools, weapons (not akin to arm1); (noun) Middle English armes (plural) ≪ Latin arma, as above

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Parts of speech for Arming

arming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for arming

noun arming

  • armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
  • mobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
  • mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
  • rearmament — to arm again.
  • deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.

Antonyms for arming

noun arming

  • subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
  • disablement — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
  • pacification — to pacify.
  • demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
  • de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)

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