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. Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti:

   The operation concluded today in which a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was also recovered from their camps, which were destroyed by the security forces.

2. Deborah Lyons:

   The war in Afghanistan has entered a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase, the provincial capitals of Kandahar, Herat, and Lashkar Gahin particular havecome under significant pressure. This is a clear attempt by the Taliban to seize urban centers with the force of arms.

3. Robert Ackerman:

   (Cyber security) is an arms race, and when you are in an arms race, you are looking for any kind of competitive advantage you can get.

4. Raymond Schrump:

   I went across an open field to determine if a couple of my soldiers were killed or wounded and then there was small arms fire.

5. Protester Markus Loehrer:

   This is beginning at times to be very difficult for any law enforcement agencies, anywhere, to really wrap their arms around, i want everybody ... to understand how difficult this is.

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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