Weapon definition
An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.
noun
Any means of attack or defense.
The weapon of the law.
noun
To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.
verb
The definition of a weapon is a tool used to injure or kill in fighting or hunting.
An example of a weapon is a gun.
noun
A means used to defend against or defeat another.
Logic was her weapon.
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An instrument or device of any kind designed or used to injure or kill, as in fighting or hunting.
noun
A weapon that is carried by someone but is not visible to the ordinary observer’s eye.
An implement or device that is capable of causing serious bodily harm or death; not to be confused with a deadly weapon. A dangerous weapon may be deadly; a deadly weapon must be dangerous.
Any firearm or other device (crossbow, longbow, bomb, grenade, and so on), substance (poison), or material (dagger, cutlass), that, when used in the manner it was intended to be used, will be likely to cause death.
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Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
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(zoology) A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.
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Any organ or part of an organism used for attacking or defending.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
weapon
Plural:
weaponsOrigin of weapon
- Middle English wepen from Old English wǣpen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English wepen, from Old English wÇ£pen (“weapon, sword, arms"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ“pnÄ… (“weapon"), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wÄ“bnom. Cognate with Scots wapyn, wappen (“weapon"), West Frisian wapen (“weapon"), Dutch wapen (“weapon"), Low German wapen (“weapon"), German Waffe (“weapon"), Swedish vapen (“weapon"), Icelandic vopn (“weapon").
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