Definitions
1.verbTo take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
2.verbTo supply with armour or (later especially) weapons."The king armed his knights with swords and shields."
3.verbTo prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate."Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."
4.verbTo cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency."to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling"
5.verbTo furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
6.verbTo take up weapons; to arm oneself.
7.verbTo fit (a magnet) with an armature.
8.adjective(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon."nuclear-armed"
9.adjective(of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
10.adjectiveFurnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
11.adjectiveHaving prickles or thorns.