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W0069400 (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.]

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(ˈwɛpən) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an object or instrument used in fighting2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object or instrument used in fighting3. 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 sting5. (Anatomy) a slang word for penis[Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan] ˈweaponed adj ˈweaponless adj

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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.

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Noun	1.	weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"weapon system, armbow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrowbow and arrow - a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot thembrass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the handfire ship - a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy shipsflamethrower - a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yardsgun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)instrument - a device that requires skill for proper useknife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp pointlight arm - a rifle or pistolmissile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote controlpike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonetprojectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelledslasher - a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashingsling - a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then releasedlance, spear, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weaponstun baton, stun gun - a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shocksword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guardhatchet, tomahawk - weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American IndiansW.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)arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectivelyGreek 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"artillerypersuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

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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

Weapons

Projectile weapons ballista, bazooka, blowpipe, catapult, crossbow, fléchette, grapeshot, gun, longbow, onager, quarrel, rifle grenade, torpedo, trebuchet or trebucketMiscellaneous 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

Translations

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(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.武器

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be a double-edged sword

To be something that can be both beneficial and problematic. Going back to school was a double-edged sword for Pam. On the one hand, it widened her career prospects, but, on the other hand, she was in a lot of debt when she graduated.See also: sword

be a double-edged weapon

To be something that can be both beneficial and problematic. Going back to school was a double-edged weapon for Pam. On the one hand, it widened her career prospects, but, on the other hand, she was in a lot of debt when she graduated.See also: weapon

be a double-edged ˈsword/ˈweapon

be something that has both advantages and disadvantages: This new ‘miracle diet’ is a double-edged sword — it’ll make you lose weight fast but you may have some unpleasant side effects.See also: sword, weapon

secret weapon

A clandestine item or mode of attack unknown to the enemy. The term came into wide use during World War II, when it was rumored that Hitler was going to launch a powerful secret weapon against Great Britain. Subsequently the term was applied to pilotless planes, robot bombs, rockets, and nuclear bombs. Thereafter it entered the civilian vocabulary, where it is used in sports (“Bill’s second serve, stronger than the first, is his secret weapon”) and numerous other activities. Edith Simon had it in The Past Masters (1953): “See the candid camera at work, that misnamed secret weapon.”See also: secret, weapon

weapons of mass destruction

Also, WMD. Weapons that can greatly harm or kill large numbers of people and/or severely damage man-made structures or the biosphere. The term was first used by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1937 with reference to the aerial bombardment of Guernica, Spain. Less than a decade later, the term was applied to nonconventional weapons, specifically nuclear weapons. During the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, the term was used by President John F. Kennedy, referring to nuclear missiles. Fearing Iraq’s use of nuclear weapons, the alleged existence of such weapons became the main justification for the 2003 invasion of that country. By then, the term was so well known and so often abbreviated that it was on its way to clichédom.See also: destruction, mass, of, weapon

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noun any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

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noun a means of persuading or arguing

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