Definitions for unarmedʌnˈɑrmd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•armedʌnˈɑrmd(adj.)

  1. without weapons or armor.

  2. not having claws, thorns, scales, etc., as animals or plants.

Origin of unarmed:

1250–1300

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unarmed(adj)

    (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

    "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles"

  2. unarmed(adj)

    (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. unarmed(adjective)ʌnˈɑrmd

    ≠ armed

    They shot an unarmed man.

Wiktionary

  1. unarmed(Adjective)

    defenceless and lacking weapons or armour

  2. unarmed(Adjective)

    not carrying arms

  3. unarmed(Adjective)

    not having thorns or claws etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unarmed(adj)

    not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons

  2. Unarmed(adj)

    having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc


Translations for unarmed

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unarmed(adjective)

without weapons or other means of defence

The gangster shot an unarmed policeman; Judo is a type of unarmed fighting.

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