ALL meanings of arming
arm
A a - noun arming the act of taking arms or providing with arms 3
- noun arming a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom 3
- noun arming Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms. 1
- noun arming arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. 1
- verb without object arming to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war. 1
- verb with object arming to equip with weapons: to arm the troops. 1
- verb with object arming to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired. 1
- verb with object arming to cover protectively. 1
- verb with object arming to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security; support; fortify: He was armed with statistics and facts. 1
- verb with object arming to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments. 1
- verb with object arming to prepare for action; make fit; ready. 1
- idioms arming bear arms, to carry weapons. to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross. 1
- idioms arming take up arms, to prepare for war; go to war: to take up arms against the enemy. 1
- idioms arming under arms, ready for battle; trained and equipped: The number of men under arms is no longer the decisive factor in warfare. 1
- idioms arming up in arms, ready to take action; indignant; outraged: There is no need to get up in arms over such a trifle. 1
- noun arming Present participle of arm. 1
- noun arming (nautical) A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea. 0
- noun arming The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict. 0
- noun arming (nautical, chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. 0