armed

Verb

• prepare oneself for a military confrontation
• supply with arms
  • "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
• simple past and past participle of arm

Adjective

• (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
  • "armed robbery"
• having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
  • "the many-armed goddess Shiva"
• (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns

Adj

• Equipped, especially with a weapon.
• Equipped, especially with a weapon.
• Equipped with a gun.
• Prepared for use; loaded.
• Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
• Having prickles or thorns.
• Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
• Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
• Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.

Examples

• nuclear-armed
• the four-armed creature
• the strong-armed man

Synonyms

arm, build up, fortify, gird

Antonyms

armless, disarm, unarmed

Anagrams of armed