Definitions for weapon
ˈwɛp ənweapon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. weapon, arm, weapon systemnoun

   any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

   "he was licensed to carry a weapon"

2. weapon, artillerynoun

   a means of persuading or arguing

   "he used all his conversational weapons"

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

1. WEAPONnoun

   Instrument of offence; something with which one is armed to hurt another.

   Etymology: weapon , Saxon.

   The giant
   Down let fall his arm, and soft withdrew
   His weapon huge, that heaved was on high,
   For to have slain the man that on the ground did ly. Fa. Q.

   The cry of Talbot serves me for a sword;
   For I have loaden me with many spoils,
   Using no other weapon but his name. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Take this weapon
   Which I have here recover’d from the Moor. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Touch me with noble anger;
   O let not womens weapons, water drops,
   Stain my man’s cheeks. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   His foes, who came to bring him death,
   Bring him a weapon that before had none. Daniel.

   With his full force he whirl’d it first around,
   Imperial Juno turn’d the course before;
   And fix’d the wand’ring weapon in the door. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Weapon

   A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, warfare, or suicide. In broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a tactical, strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target. While ordinary objects – sticks, rocks, bottles, chairs, vehicles – can be used as weapons, many objects are expressly designed for the purpose; these range from simple implements such as clubs, axes and swords, to complicated modern firearms, tanks, intercontinental ballistic missiles, biological weapons, and cyberweapons. Something that has been re-purposed, converted, or enhanced to become a weapon of war is termed weaponized, such as a weaponized virus or weaponized laser.

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1. weapon

   A weapon is any device or instrument used with the intent to cause harm, damage, or death, typically by inflicting physical force. This can include, but is not limited to, tools such as guns, knives, bombs, or other forms of armament. Weapons can also extend to biological, chemical, or nuclear means. They can be used for self-defense, crime, military combat, or hunting.

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1. Weaponnoun

   an instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc

2. Weaponnoun

   fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon

3. Weaponnoun

   a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished

4. Etymology: [OE. wepen, AS. wpen; akin to OS. wpan, OFries. wpin, wpen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, wfan, Icel. vpn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. wpna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf. Wapentake.]

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1. Weapon

   A weapon, arm, or armament is any device used in order to inflict damage or harm to living beings, structures, or systems. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary. While ordinary objects such as sticks, stones, cars, or pencils can be used as weapons, many are expressly designed for the purpose – ranging from simple implements such as clubs to swords and guns and on to complicated modern intercontinental ballistic missiles, biological and cyberweapons.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Weapon

   wep′un, n. any instrument or organ of offence or defence.—adjs. Weap′oned; Weap′onless, having no weapons.—n. Weap′on-salve, a salve supposed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made it. [A.S. wǽpen; Goth. wepna, arms, Ger. waffen and wappen.]

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1. weapon

   An instrument of offensive or defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying or annoying an enemy.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'weapon' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4557

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'weapon' in Nouns Frequency: #777

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weapon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weapon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of weapon in a Sentence

1. Ronald Reagan:

   Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbours.

2. Colin Greenwood:

   It is suggested that, in domestic violence at least, the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is of far less importance to the outcome than the passion generated in the attacker. The man who has lost control will cause serious injuries in many cases, quite irrespective of the weapon he uses and regardless of the certainty of detection and punishment.

3. Dennis Kucinich:

   We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbours.

5. Alan Gottlieb:

   This is an abuse of power by the Massachusetts attorney general, it is no different than President Obama’s illegal anti-gun executive orders. If these firearms were legal yesterday, they are legal today, Alan Gottlieb said in an email to FoxNews.com. This ban on semi-auto firearms must be stopped before gun prohibitionists in other states try to enact similar bans by fiat, Alan Gottlieb said. The debate is the latest example of the long-running argument between Second Amendment purists and gun control advocates about whether new firearms laws make people safer. Indeed, the fact that Massachusetts has so few murders committed using assault weapons could be seen as evidence that the original ban was successful. The enforcement notice from the attorney general says a weapon is considered a copy or duplicate if its internal operating system is the same as those of a specifically-banned weapon or if the gun has key functional components that are interchangeable with those of a banned weapon. Such weapons would include copies of the Colt AR-15 and the Kalishnikov AK-47, which are both prohibited by the state's assault weapons ban. Healey's office claims gun makers produce and sell what they call.

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