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weapon

[ wep-uhn ]

noun

  1. any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
  2. anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim:

    the deadly weapon of satire.

  3. Zoology. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.


verb (used with object)

  1. to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons:

    to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.

weapon

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. an object or instrument used in fighting
  2. anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent

    his power of speech was his best weapon

  3. any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
  4. a slang word for penis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ𲹱DzԱ, adjective
  • ˈɱ𲹱DzԱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ɱ𲹱oԱ adjective
  • ɱ𲹱o· adjective
  • outɱ𲹱oԱ adjective
  • p·ɱ𲹱o noun
  • un·ɱ𲹱oԱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of weapon1

First recorded before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English ǣ; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse , Gothic ŧԲ (plural)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of weapon1

Old English ǣ; related to Old Norse á, Old Frisian ŧ, Old High German ڴڲ
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"For young people, a phone is more dangerous than any weapon in the world," he said.

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The rats are trained to sniff out chemicals that are found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields.

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Trump simply sees tariffs as a weapon to be used to force the rest of the world to America's will.

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Since he took power, Israel's military has repeatedly pounded Syrian weapons stores, airfields and other military sites left by the former regime, to avoid them falling into enemy hands, it says.

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In neighbouring Syria, the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime has disrupted the route used by Iran, its main supporter, for the supply of weapons and money.

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