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weap·on
(wĕp′ən)n.
1. An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.
2. Zoology A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.
3. A means used to defend against or defeat another: Logic was her weapon.
tr.v. weap·oned, weap·on·ing, weap·ons
To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.
[Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen.]
weapon
(ˈwɛpən)n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an object or instrument used in fighting
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object or instrument used in fighting
3. anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent: his power of speech was his best weapon.
4. (Zoology) any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
5. (Anatomy) a slang word for penis
[Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan]
ˈweaponed adj ˈweaponless adjweap•on
(ˈwɛp ən)n.
1. any instrument or device used for attack or defense in a fight or in combat.
2. anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the weapon of satire.
3. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.
v.t. 4. to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons.
[before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen, c. Old Saxon wāpan, Old High German wāf(f)an, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wepna (pl.)]
weap′oned, adj.
weap′on•less, adj.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow bow and arrow - a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand fire ship - a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships flamethrower - a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point light arm - a rifle or pistol missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled slasher - a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing sling - a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released stun baton, stun gun - a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) Greek fire - a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted |
| 2. |  weapon - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
weapon
Quotations
"The only arms I allow myself to use, silence, exile, and cunning" [James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]
"Our swords shall play the orators for us" [Christopher Marlowe Tamburlaine the Great]
"Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough" [Martin Amis Einstein's Monsters]
see bombs, guns, missiles, swords and other weapons with blades, types of club"The only arms I allow myself to use, silence, exile, and cunning" [James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]
"Our swords shall play the orators for us" [Christopher Marlowe Tamburlaine the Great]
"Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough" [Martin Amis Einstein's Monsters]
Weapons
Projectile weapons
ballista, bazooka, blowpipe, catapult, crossbow, fléchette, grapeshot, gun, longbow, onager, quarrel, rifle grenade, torpedo, trebuchet or trebucket
ballista, bazooka, blowpipe, catapult, crossbow, fléchette, grapeshot, gun, longbow, onager, quarrel, rifle grenade, torpedo, trebuchet or trebucket
Miscellaneous weapons
biological warfare, bomb, chemical warfare, club, death ray, flame-thrower, germ warfare or bacteriological warfare, Greek fire, knuckle-duster, Mace (trademark), mustard gas, napalm, poison gas
biological warfare, bomb, chemical warfare, club, death ray, flame-thrower, germ warfare or bacteriological warfare, Greek fire, knuckle-duster, Mace (trademark), mustard gas, napalm, poison gas
Translations
weapon
weapon
(ˈwepən) noun any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others. Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon.