weapon

Definitions

1. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
2. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
3. To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.
4. A tool of any kind.
   humorous, informal
5. 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. wapen سِلاح оръжие arma zbraň die Waffe våben όπλοarma relv سلاح ase arme כְּלִי נֶשֶק हथियार oružje fegyver senjata vopn arma 武器 무기 ginklas ierocis senjata wapenvåpenbroń وسله، درسته ( اسلحه) ، حربه arma armă оружие zbraň orožje oružje vapen อาวุธ silâh 武器 зброя ہتھیار vũ khí 武器
6. An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
   Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
7. An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.
8. A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.
   Australia, slang
9. Zoology A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.
   Zoology
10. The human genitals.
    rare, slang
11. A means used to defend against or defeat another: Logic was her weapon.
12. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an object or instrument used in fighting
13. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object or instrument used in fighting
14. anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent: his power of speech was his best weapon.
15. (Zoology) any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
16. (Anatomy) a slang word for penis

Equivalents

73 more languages

Afrikaanswapen

العربيةأسلحةالسّلاححديدةسلاح+ 1 more

Azərbaycan dilisilahyaraq

Беларускаяару́жжазброя

Българскивъоръжаваморъжие

বাংলাঅস্ত্রহাতিয়ার

བོད་སྐད།གོ་མཚོནམཚོན་ཆ

Bosanskibazaoružjeоружје

Catalàarma

Češtinazbraň

Cymraegarferfyn

Danskvåben

Ελληνικάόπλο

Esperantoarmilo

Eestirelv

Euskaraarma

Suomiaseastalolyömäase

Gaeilgearm

Gàidhligarm

Galegoarma

ગુજરાતીશસ્ત્રહથિયાર

עבריתכְּלִי נֶשֶׁק

हिन्दीआयुधशस्त्रहथियार

Hrvatskibazaoružjeоружје

Magyarfegyver

Հայերենզենք

Bahasa Indonesiagamansenjata

Íslenskavopn

Italianoarma

日本語兵器凶器武器銳+ 1 more

ქართულიიარაღისაჭურველი

Қазақ тіліқару

ភាសាខ្មែរគ្រឿងអាវុធអាវុធ

ಕನ್ನಡಆಯುಧ

한국어날잠개무기병기포가+ 1 more

Kurdîarmarmeasê

Кыргызчакурал

Latinaarmatēlumvas

LëtzebuergeschWaff

ລາວອາວຸດ

Lietuviųginklas

Latviešuierocis

Te Reo Māoripaturinga

Македонскиоружје

മലയാളംആയുധം

Монголзэвсэг

मराठीशस्त्रहत्यार

Bahasa Melayusenjata

Maltiarma

မြန်မာလက်နက်

Nederlandswapen

ଓଡ଼ିଆଶସ୍ତ୍ର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਹਥਿਆਰ

Polskibronbrońoręż

Portuguêsarma

Românăarma

Русскийвооружатьвооружитьоружие

සිංහලඅවියක්ගිනි අවියක්

Shqiparmeshkluhë

Српскиbazaoružjeоружје

Svenskavapen

Kiswahilisilaha

தமிழ்ஆயுதம்

తెలుగుఆయుధము

Тоҷикӣсилоҳ

ไทยอาวุธ

Tagalogsandata

Türkçepusatsilahyarak

ئۇيغۇرچەقورال

Українськазброяору́жжя

اردواسلحہہتھیار

O'zbekchaqurolsiloh

Tiếng Việtbinh khívũ khí

Examples

“The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.”

“Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine⟳.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder⟳ rates have⟳ fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread⟳ and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have⟳ done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.”

“Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.”

““[…] it is not fair of you to bring⟳ against mankind double⟳ weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind⟳ suited to problems which men have⟳ been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.””

“Rory Delap's long throw-ins are a familiar weapon to the Potters' opponents but this does not make⟳ them any easier to defend⟳ against.”

“Choose⟳ your weapon.”

“It has a whopping 5.4-litre V8, with a supercharger bolted to the top of it to help⟳ low-end pulling power. In short, it's a weapon and will happily dust a Porsche as easy as brushing your teeth.”

“We played Endless Heights' record⟳ release⟳ show⟳ earlier this year and during their set⟳ Christian from Endless Heights' lung collapsed, but he finished the set⟳ like⟳ an absolute weapon.”

“I adore her in Easter Parade and Meet⟳ Me in St. Louis, but my favourite performance of hers is her concert at [New York’s] Carnegie Hall. She’s a total weapon on that stage⟳.”

“American teenager Caroline Marks was trotting across the sand on her dream⟳ day at North Narrabeen when Luke Egan called out to her: "You weapon!" [...] Egan was mentoring Marks in between commentary stints. He was one of the people to chair the weapon up the beach, calling out to her: "What did I tell⟳ you!"”

“Young motherfucking legend, niggas just pretending I spit⟳ my shit, infectious, don't come⟳ in my section Or get⟳ wet⟳ bitch with that weapon Lift⟳ the pussy, yeah I bench press⟳ it, and I been stressing since a adolescent”

“Weh you get⟳ da pussy deh from? Hey, gyal me love⟳ you Md love⟳ the way you use⟳ your weapon Gyal, your pussy tight like⟳ a vice grip”

“Bring⟳ my baby a present⟳ Put⟳ your head on the dresser She open⟳ her legs, then I whip out my weapon Sj immortal, the fuck is checking”

“I bust a bitch down in forty-five seconds If it's good, Imma pop two Percs, and come⟳ back for seconds She probably got a felony, that's an illegal weapon Stick⟳ my whole hand in her pussy, I was tryna stretch⟳ it”

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