arms
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- n weapons considered collectively
- n the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
- n a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- n any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- n any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- n the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
- n a division of some larger or more complex organization
- n the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
- v prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- v supply with arms
- The President unveils a strategic arms reduction proposal As a candidate for the presidency in 1980, Ronald Reagan was vocally unenthusiastic about the Strategic Arms.
- Scarcely noticed in the continuing tension in Central America over the past year is the fact that a principal arms supplier to at least three countries in the region is Israel.
- Hugo Chavez's arms build-up in Venezuela is goading the Brazilians into upgrading their own military.