Definitions for arms
arms

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munitionnoun

   weapons considered collectively

2. coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonrynoun

   the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Armsnoun

   without the singular number.

   Etymology: arma, Lat.

   1. Weapons of offence, or armour of defence.

   Those arms which Mars before
   Had giv’n the vanquish’d, now the victor bore. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

   2. A state of hostility.

   Sir Edward Courtney, and the haughty prelate,
   With many more confed’rates, are in arms. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   3. War in general.

   Arms and the man I sing. John Dryden, Virgil.

   Him Paris follow’d to the dire alarms,
   Both breathing slaughter, both resolv’d in arms. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

   4. Action; the act of taking arms.

   Up rose the victor angels, and to arms
   The matin trumpet sung. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

   5. The ensigns armorial of a family.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arms

   Arms is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. The song was written by Perri herself, and serves as the second single from her debut album Lovestrong (2011). The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 94. The song's accompanying music video debuted on April 28, 2011 on VH1. "Arms" then made a comeback in 2017 reaching #36 on the iTunes chart passing Auli'i Cravalho's "How Far I'll Go" from the Disney movie Moana (2017).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arms

   Arms are the upper limbs of the human body, extending from the shoulders down to the hands. They are primarily used for physical manipulation, grasping, and interaction with objects or environment. "Arms" can also refer to weapons or military equipment, or any branch or part projecting from the main body of an organization or system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Armsnoun

   instruments or weapons of offense or defense

2. Armsnoun

   the deeds or exploits of war; military service or science

3. Armsnoun

   anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon

4. Armsnoun

   the ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son

5. Armsnoun

   the legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot

6. Etymology: [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See Arm, n.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. arms

   The munitions of war,--all kinds of weapons whether for offence or defence. Those in a ship are cannons, carronades, mortars, howitzers, muskets, pistols, tomahawks, cutlasses, bayonets, and boarding-pikes.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arms

   In a general sense, comprehend weapons both of an offensive and defensive character, but in the usual restricted sense they only embrace the former, and in modern warfare include the gun and bayonet, the rifle, the pistol, the carbine, the sword, the lance, cannon, etc., all of which are noticed under their respective heads. For punishment inflicted upon soldiers who sell or otherwise dispose of their arms, see Appendix, Articles of War, 17.

2. arms

   This term is used in heraldry to designate the devices borne on shields, and includes all the accompaniments, such as the crest, helmet, supporters, etc.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arms

   Plural form of the word arm.

   We feel so grateful to have our arms to hug each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 18, 2020  

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1. ARMS

   What does ARMS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ARMS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARMS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arms is ranked #8541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Arms surname appeared 3,854 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Arms.
   
   86.6% or 3,341 total occurrences were White.
   7.6% or 295 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 90 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 82 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 27 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Heraldry
   • Instrumentality

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arms' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #868

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arms' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2268

Anagrams for arms »

1. mars

How to pronounce arms?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say arms in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arms in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arms in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of arms in a Sentence

1. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. . .  This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.

2. Robyn Gershon:

   It's in many ways the lifeblood of New York City. You should recognize there are some risks, but those risks can be minimized. i notice a lot of people holding on the rails using their arms that are covered instead of their hands — like in the crook of the arm.

3. Alfonso Ribeiro:

   So I walk into this with open arms saying, ‘I am ready for this opportunity.’ Not, ‘Oh, my God, what will happen if I mess up?’.

4. Janet Jackson:

   Love is limitless. And for someone like me, raised in show business where self-concern is always a priority, how fortunate I am now to be concerned, first and foremost, with the welfare of someone else, day after day and night after night, holding my baby in my arms, I am at peace. I feel bliss. In those moments, all is right with the world.

5. Rebeccah Heinrichs:

   This deal has basically kicked off what is going to be an arms race in the region because they are going to have to arm themselves, at least conventionally against what is going to be a much more militarily superior Iranian regime.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=arms
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=arms
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=arms
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html