💪 A body part 🪖 To give weapons 🪑 A side part 🏢 A branch 🔫 A weapon

to arm

152 3.7

To give weapons to people or prepare for fighting

verb
/ɑrm/

: armar

And anger means we now arm ourselves with our weapons and we attack.
arm and train
help arm
arm with weapons

And it was Trump who armed the Ukraine's.

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Examples

When Muhammad discovered their plan, he quickly armed his men and set out toward the plotters' base in Khaibar.

Academic text (2015)
Arm them, train them, and there is nothing they can't do.

Noah (2014)
So arm them with what they need to know.
You have to arm these things with a code.

Broken Arrow (1996)
I had wanted to protect them, to arm them, as any parent does.

Fiction book (1990)
And in this unsafe world, I want to arm you.

Dangerous Minds (1995)
Look, we arm ourselves, we set perimeters, we stand guard.

Tremors (1990)
You may use the sheriff's horse and arm yourself as you please.

Fiction book (1991)
With this in mind, ITEEA wants to arm our classroom teachers with solid, usable information, tactics, and instruction.

Academic text (2013)
The organization decided to arm its volunteers with the necessary tools for self-defense during the protest.

Synonyms

to rig

vsto arm

135 4.2

To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use

focuses specifically on supplying weapons or readying for conflict

to forearm

vsto arm

1 7.3

To prepare yourself in advance for a possible problem

focuses specifically on supplying weapons or readying for conflict

Antonyms

to disarm

152 3.9

To take weapons from a person or group so they cannot use them

Idioms

arm in arm

13 2.8

Walking close together while holding each other's arms

an arm and a leg

Informal

12 5.8

A very high cost that needs a lot of money

to twist someone's arm

Informal

10 4.4

Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them

long arm of the law

4 4.8

The power of police to find and catch criminals far away

to talk your arm off

Informal

1 8.4

To speak to someone for a very long time until they get tired of listening

Phrasal Verbs

to strong-arm

NSFW

12 7.5

To force someone to do something by threats or violence

to take someone's arm

8 3.2

Hold someone's arm to help or guide them while walking

Compounds

small arm

Specialized

26 4.9

A gun like a handgun or rifle that a person can carry

arm-twisting

Informal

5 6.3

Strong pressure from someone to make you do something

long arm

5 6.0

Power to reach and influence people or events far away

side arm

4 4.4

A small gun you hold and fire with one hand

arm band

3 3.0

A band worn around the upper arm to show a role or for decoration

arm bone

3 2.7

A bone that forms part of the arm, for example the humerus, radius or ulna

light arm

Specialized

1 5.8

A gun like a rifle or pistol carried and used by one person

arm throw

1 2.8

A throw that uses the arm, often in sport

rocker arm

Specialized

1 6.9

A lever that moves on a center point to open or close an engine valve

arm exercise

1 2.3

A movement that makes the arm muscles stronger, like lifting weights

arm guard

1 3.1

A padded sleeve that protects the arm during sports like football or hockey

crank arm

Specialized

1 3.8

A metal arm that connects a bicycle pedal to the chain

straight-arm

Specialized

1 7.0

In American football, pushing a defender away by holding the arm straight

writing arm

1 6.7

A small flat board attached to a chair to write on

arm pat

1 1.8

A gentle touch on the arm to show comfort or support

tone arm

Specialized

1 7.1

A light balanced arm on a record player that holds the needle and moves across a record

wiper arm

Specialized

1 6.8

A metal arm that moves to touch different electrical contacts in a control like a volume knob

arm pad

1 3.0

A protective pad worn on the arm to stop injuries in sports like football or hockey

contact arm

Specialized

8.2

A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits

Right Arm of the Free World

Literature

9.3

A country or organization that strongly supports democracy and freedom worldwide

round-arm

Specialized

7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

pickup arm

Specialized

8.6

A movable arm on a record player that holds the needle and follows the grooves

How Armed

to mobilize

23 6.1

to rearm

7 6.8

to arm

152 3.7

to disarm

152 3.9

Surface Forms

arm infinitive

armed past

armed past participle

arming present participle

arms third person singular

Etymology

To arm (the verb) comes from the noun arm and the Latin arma ('weapons'), and it means to give weapons or prepare for fighting. That's why to arm a group is to supply them with the tools for battle or defence.