Weapon meaning
Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
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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.
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An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.
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A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.
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A means used to defend against or defeat another.
Logic was her weapon.
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To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.
verb
An instrument or device of any kind designed or used to injure or kill, as in fighting or hunting.
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Any organ or part of an organism used for attacking or defending.
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Any means of attack or defense.
The weapon of the law.
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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.
Origin of weapon
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").