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Look up: weapon

  1. weapon
    [Noun] A gun or knife used to harm a person; something to fight back with.
    Example: Police found the weapon at the scene of the crime.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  2. weapon
    [n] - a means of persuading or arguing 2. [n] - instrument used in fighting or hunting
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Weapon
    Weap'on noun [ Middle English wepen , Anglo-Saxon w...pen ; akin to Old Saxon w...pan , OFries. w...pin , w...pen , Dutch wapen , German waffe , Old High German waffan , wāfan , Icelandic vāpn , Danish vaaben , Swedish vapen , Goth. w...pna , plural; of uncertain origin. Confer Wapenta ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19

  4. weapon
    1. 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. 'The weapons of our warfare are not carnal.' (2 Cor. X. 4) 'They, astonished, all resistance lost, All courage; down their idle weapons dropped.' (Milton) ... 2. Th ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. weapon
    artillery noun a means of persuading or arguing; `he used all his conversational weapons`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. weapon
    arm 1 weapon system noun any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; `he was licensed to carry a weapon`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Weapon
    A `weapon` is a tool employed to injure, defeat, or destroy an adversary. Weapons may be used to attack and defend, and consequently also to threaten or protect. Metaphorically, anything used to damage (even psychologically) can be referred to as a weapon. A weapon can be as simple as a club or as complex as an intercontinental ballistic missile.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon

  8. Weapon
    • (n.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. • (n.) 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. • (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against ano...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. weapon
    an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a shock weapon, held in the hands, such as ... [15 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/17

  10. weapon
    1. instrument used in fighting or hunting
    2. a means of persuading or arguing

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